The Last Lion

Not to be confused with The Last Lions.

For the Churchill biography, see The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill

The Last Lion
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

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

  1. ↑ "The Last Lion". BFI.
  2. ↑ "Wilbur Smith - Worldwide Bestselling Author". wilbursmithbooks.com.
  3. ↑ "Wilbur Smith - Worldwide Bestselling Author". wilbursmithbooks.com.
  4. ↑ "7h941 LAST LION 5 LCs '72 Jack Hawkins, Karen Spies, it will be the last kill for one!". emovieposter.com.

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