An Elephant Called Slowly
1969 · 91 min · ★ 7.0 · Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three orphan elephants.
Directed by James Hill · Written by James Hill
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Virginia McKenna Ginny -
Bill Travers Bill - G George Adamson Himself
- V Vinay Inambar Mr. Mophagee
- J Joab Collins Henry
- A Ali Twaha Mutiso
- R Raffles Harman
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