Into the Lion's Den
2004, English. Directed by Anton Truesdale.
Into the Lion's Den is a Discovery Channel documentary about zoologist and big cat trainer Dave Salmoni, armed only with a camera on a pole, carefully conditioning a wild pride of lions to accept his presence. The footage has been published as a 90-minute movie (2004) directed by Anton Truesdale and narrated by Robert Jimenez. It is set in the Thornybush reservation in South Africa and depicts Salmoni's initial attempt to confirm his theory of safe cohabitation alongside a wild pride.
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- 1h 30m
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- English
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- 4 February 2004
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Into the Lion's Den isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 February 2004. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Into the Lion's Den, try The Last Lions, Born Free, The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar.
Who directed Into the Lion's Den?
Into the Lion's Den (2004) was directed by Anton Truesdale and stars Dave Salmoni.