Lion v Man: WARNING: Upsetting Hunting Scenes (1955) | British Pathé

This footage entitled ’Lion v Man’ from 1955 in South Africa depicts upsetting hunting scenes whereby two hunters and a dog harass a lion. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: Lion v Man. Upsetting hunting scenes from 1955 in South Africa. Two hunters and a dog harass a lion. The lion then goes in to the attack. The footage is extremely jerky and it’s very difficult to see what is going on. The camera man probably panicked. Sadly the lion is shot dead by the hunters. This would have been shown in the cinemas in the 1950s. BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from m