The Lion King

The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Released to theaters on June 15, 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures, it is the 32nd film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The story, which was strongly influenced by the William Shakespeare play Hamlet, takes place in a kingdom of anthropomorphic animals in Africa. The film was the highest grossing animated film of all time until the release of Find... more

Initial release date:

  • 1994

Rating:

G (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 29 min

Estimated budget:

  • 79,300,000 (US$)

Also known as:

  • Rey león, El,
  • King of the Jungle,
  • 狮子王

Film

Directed by

Roger Allers

Roger Allers is an academy award winning Animation director, animator and Storyboard Artist for Walt Disney Pictures animated films. Away from the Disney...

Rob Minkoff

Robert Minkoff (born in Palo Alto, California) is an animator, writer, film producer and director. He has directed several films for Walt Disney Feature...

Tagline:

  • Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life.

Runtime:

Runtime Note
  • 1 h 29 min
  • minutes
  • 1 h 28 min
  • 1 h 30 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 79,300,000

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Adapted From

The Lion King

The Lion King is a Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim...

Hamlet

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The...

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