Great movie. Holds up well. Performances are natural and endearing. Song is great. But the Oscar for score mystifies me. Most of the score is repeated variations on the theme song. Over and over and over.
That it won score over The Sand Pebbles is nuts.
This review of Born Free (1966) was written by Chen U on 29 Mar 2017.
Born Free has generally received very positive reviews.
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