The Lion King
Kids & Family, Musical, Adventure, Animation
DirectorRoger Allers, Rob Minkoff
ProducerDon Hahn
ScreenwriterIrene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton
DistributorWalt Disney Pictures
Release DateJun 24, 1994, Wide
LanguageEnglish
Runtime1h 27m
This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), the heir of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones). Simba's wicked uncle, Scar (Jeremy Irons), plots to usurp Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult (Matthew Broderick) to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella).
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