The Lion King
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical coming-of-age drama film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution under Walt Disney Pictures, the film features an ensemble voice cast consisting of Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Niketa Calame, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Rowan Atkinson, and Robert Guillaume. The film follows a young lion, Simba, who flees his kingdom when his father, King Mufasa, is murdered by his uncle, Scar. After growing up in exile, Simba returns home to confront his uncle and reclaim his throne.
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| author | Irene Mecchi Jonathan Roberts Linda Woolverton |
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| award | Academy Award for Best Original Score |
| contentLocation | Africa |
| director | Rob Minkoff Roger Allers |
| editor | Ivan Bilancio |
| events | death friendship Lion parent–child relationship realm revenge romantic love |
| genre | adventure animation comedy-drama |
| musicBy | Elton John Hans Zimmer Nick Glennie-Smith Tim Rice |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Score |
| producer | Don Hahn |
| publisher | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| theme | animated children's coming-of-age epic musical musical drama |