I remember this movie vividly... even though I've never actually seen it

For me, 'Born Free' is to movies what Stephen Hawking's 'A Brief History of Time' is to books.

I once read that although 'Brief History' is the most popular coffee-table book in history, less than 10% of the people who own a copy have actually ever read it.

As a young child of the 70's, I remember 'Born Free' - vividly. I remember it was about Elsa the lioness, and the Jane Goodall-esque British conservationist Joy who raised her. And of course I remember the song. Boy, do I remember the song.

I remember it being somewhat overly sappy, and heavy on the late 60s/early 70s just-about-everyone-is-a-flower-child euphoria. But like the 70s, I remember it fondly.

Funny thing is, I don't think I ever actually saw the movie. I just remember that it always seemed to be starting just as whatever I was watching was over, or that it was over just before whatever I wanted to watch was coming on. I always kind of wanted to see it - just not enough to actually sit down and watch it.