The Bushbaby
A true-to-life adventure as big as Africa itself.
1969 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | John Trent |
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| Writer: | William Stevenson, Robert Maxwell |
| Staring: |
| 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 | |
| Release Date: | Sep 01, 1969 |
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| Director: | John Trent |
| Writer: | William Stevenson, Robert Maxwell |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, History |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Tommy Ansah | |
| Jumoke Debayo | |
| Charles Hyatt | |
| Willie Jonah | |
| Simon Lack | |
| Victor Maddern | |
| Ilario Bisi-Pedro | |
| Martin Wyldeck |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Irene Howard | Casting |
| John Trent | Director |
| William Stevenson | Screenplay, Novel |
| Robert Maxwell | Writer |
| Jack Shampan | Art Direction |
| Les Reed | Original Music Composer |
| Davis Boulton | Director of Photography |
| Raymond Poulton | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Trent | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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