OK, it has cheesy moments, and the human actors aren't up to much, but this film is absolutely incredible. I doubt it could be pulled off today. How on earth did they get these animals to appear together so harmoniously, let alone in the amazing cat vs. bear moment, cat vs. lynx (both clearly in same shot up a tree) and dog chasing rabbit episodes?
It all comes from The Living Desert et al. I suppose, but whatever it is, it's sublime. We have to credit the animal trainers Halleck Driscoll, Bill Koehler (also That Darn Cat) and Al Niemela.
If you're not crying in your cups by the end, you're no sort of human.
From the novel by Sheila Burnford, based on her own animals.
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