Young Tina lives with her mother and stepfather on a wildlife reserve in Kenya. While her stepfather believes this is a wonderful environment for her to grow up in, her mother becomes increasingly concerned by her behaviour. These concerns are reinforced when it is revealed that her daughter's best friend in the whole world is a fully grown lion. Worried that her daughter may be turning into a savage, she sends for her former husband, Tina's biological father, in the hope that he can take her back to civilization (in this case rural Connecticut). But it seems as though Tina's mother wants something more than a civilized upbringing for her daughter.
Is The Lion on Netflix? Unfortunately the movie The Lion is not yet available on Netflix.
| Production | Samuel G. Engel | Producer |
| Writing | Irene Kamp | Screenplay |
| Writing | Louis Kamp | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jack Cardiff | Director |
| Camera | Edward Scaife | Director of Photography |
| Art | Harry Arbour | Construction Manager |
| Sound | Norman Savage | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Connie Willis | Continuity |
| Art | Dick Frift | Construction Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brian Owen-Smith | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Art | John Hoesli | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | David W. Orton | Production Manager |
| Camera | Jack Atcheler | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Frost | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Smallwood | Hairdresser |
| Sound | David Hildyard | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Angela Martelli | Continuity |
| Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Conductor |
| Production | Cecil F. Ford | Associate Producer |
| Art | Alan Withy | Art Direction |
| Editing | Russell Lloyd | Editor |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Music |
| Writing | Joseph Kessel | Novel |
| Directing | Ted Sturgis | Assistant Director |
