The Lion King (1994)

Danish title: Løvernes konge

Genre(s): Animation/Adventure/Drama/Family/Musical

Runtime: 89min. (1h. 29min.)

Language: English

My rating: Not Yet Rated

Cast: (25 - show/hide all)

Jonathan Taylor Thomas	...	Young Simba (voice)
Matthew Broderick	...	Adult Simba (voice)
James Earl Jones	...	Mufasa (voice)
Jeremy Irons	...	Scar (voice)
Moira Kelly	...	Adult Nala (voice)
Nathan Lane	...	Timon (voice)
Niketa Calame	...	Young Nala (voice)
Ernie Sabella	...	Pumbaa (voice)
Robert Guillaume	...	Rafiki (voice)
Rowan Atkinson	...	Zazu (voice)
Madge Sinclair	...	Sarabi (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Shenzi (voice)
Cheech Marin	...	Banzai (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Ed (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Cathy Cavadini	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Judi M. Durand	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Daamen J. Krall	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Zoe Leader	...	Sarafina (voice)
David McCharen	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Mary Linda Phillips	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Phil Proctor	...	Additional Voices (voice)
David Randolph	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Evan Saucedo	...	Young Simba - in 'Morning Report' (singing voice)
Brian Tochi	...	Fighting Hyena (voice)

Crew:

Roger Allers Rob Minkoff	...	Direction
Linda Woolverton Jonathan Roberts Irene Mecchi	...	Script
Hans Zimmer	...	Music

Plot:

A young lion prince is born in Africa, thus making his uncle Scar the second in line to the throne. Scar plots with the hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba, thus making himself King. The King is killed and Simba is led to believe by Scar that it was his fault, and so flees the kingdom in shame. After years of exile he is persuaded to return home to overthrow the usurper and claim the kingdom as his own thus completing the "Circle of Life".