The Bushbaby (1969)

6.5/10 100 min History Adventure Drama

Overview

The young daughter of a park ranger in Tanzania is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her from the one thing she loves most, a pet Bushbaby. Fearing what the future holds she decides to set the pet free but while doing so misses the boat back to England. After meeting up with a friendly native they try to resolve the situation together. Things take a turn for the worse when it is falsely reported that the native has kidnapped her, thus putting a price on his head

Cast

Margaret Leclere

Jackie

Louis Gossett Jr.

Tembo

Donald Houston

John Leeds

Laurence Naismith

Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw

Marne Maitland

The Hadj

Geoffrey Bayldon

Tilison

Jack Gwillim

Ardsley

Noel Howlett

Harold Goodwin

Willie Jonah

Victor Maddern

Ilario Bisi-Pedro

Martin Wyldeck

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