The Lion King

Name: The Lion King
Genre: Animation, Family, Drama
Released: 1994-06-15
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 8.253

★ 8,3 /10 (19,949 Votes)

1994 EN 89 min

Overview

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.

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Release date

15/06/1994

Votes

19,949

Popularity

39.9

The greatest adventure of all is finding our place in the Circle of Life.

Genres

Animation Family Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

89 min

Budget

$45,000,000

Revenue

$763,455,561

Website

movies.disney.com

Matthew Broderick

Simba (voice)

Moira Kelly

Nala (voice)

Jeremy Irons

Scar (voice)

Nathan Lane

Timon (voice)

Ernie Sabella

Pumbaa (voice)

James Earl Jones

Mufasa (voice)

Robert Guillaume

Rafiki (voice)

Rowan Atkinson

Zazu (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

Shenzi (voice)

Cheech Marin

Banzai (voice)

Jim Cummings

Ed (voice)

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Young Simba (voice)

Niketa Calame-Harris

Young Nala (voice)

Madge Sinclair

Sarabi (voice)

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Zoe Leader

Sarafina (voice)

Frank Welker

Lions Roars (voice) (uncredited)

Cathy Cavadini

Additional Voices (voice)

Judi Durand

Additional Voices (voice)

Daamen J. Krall

Additional Voices (voice)

David McCharen

Additional Voices (voice)

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Mary Linda Phillips

Additional Voices (voice)

Phil Proctor

Additional Voices (voice)

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David J. Randolph

Additional Voices (voice)

Brian Tochi

Fighting Hyena (voice) (uncredited)

Roger Allers

Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)

Rob Minkoff

Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)

Jason Weaver

Young Simba (singing voice) (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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Certainly not one of Disney's better animations from a technical perspective - the artwork lacks the vibrancy and detail of many of their earlier stories; but the combined efforts of Sir Tim Rice, Elton John and Hans Zimmer make this an enjoyable fantasy adventure. It is told in two parts - the first sees a son "Simba" born to the king "Mufasa"; a curious little fella who, alongside his friend "Nala" is inquisitive and mischievous - a real pain in the neck to the king's major-domo "Zazu". One fan the new cub really doesn't have, however, is the king's rather unimpressed brother "Scar" who hatc…

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