The Last Lion
For the Churchill biography, see The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
| The Last Lion | |
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| Directed by | Elmo De Witt |
| Written by | Wilbur Smith |
| Starring | Jack Hawkins |
Release dates | 1972 |
Running time | 90 mins |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
The Last Lion is a 1972 South African action film directed by Elmo De Witt and starring Jack Hawkins, Karen Spies and Dawid Van Der Walt.[1] The screenplay was written by Wilbur Smith, one of his rare original screenplays.[2] He used a similar story later on in his novel A Time to Die.[3]
Plot
Ryk Mannering, a terminally ill American millionaire, goes to Africa on a final hunting expedition to track down and shoot a mamil lion. He hires a private doctor to keep him alive and pays a local hunter to help him track down the lion.
Poster tagline
"For one it will be the last kill!"[4]
Cast
- Jack Hawkins - Ryk Mannering
- Karen Spies - Doctor
- Dawid Van Der Walt - David Land
Release
Copies of the film are preserved at the National Film, Video and Sound Archives, Pretoria, South Africa. www.national.archives.gov.za
The film has been released on DVD in February 2011.
References
- ↑ "The Last Lion". BFI.
- ↑ "Wilbur Smith - Worldwide Bestselling Author". wilbursmithbooks.com.
- ↑ "Wilbur Smith - Worldwide Bestselling Author". wilbursmithbooks.com.
- ↑ "7h941 LAST LION 5 LCs '72 Jack Hawkins, Karen Spies, it will be the last kill for one!". emovieposter.com.
External links
- The Last Lion at the Internet Movie Database
- The Last Lion at TCMDB
- The Last Lion at Mnet Corporate