The Last Lion

Name: The Last Lion
Director: Elmo de Witt
Released: 1972-01-01

1972 film by Elmo De Witt

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Also known as Last Lion

Released: 1972
Director: Elmo de Witt
Screenwriter: Wilbur Smith
Cast: Jack Hawkins
Genre: action film
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Country of origin: South Africa
Original language: English

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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. The screenplay was written by Wilbur Smith, one of his rare original screenplays. He used a similar story later on in his novel A Time to Die.

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