LP02362

UPC: 8755672
Release Date: 2024-08-02

The Lion Kingis a 1994 American animatedmusicalcoming-of-agedrama film[3][4]produced byWalt Disney Feature Animationand released byBuena Vista Pictures Distributionunder theWalt Disney Picturesbanner. The film was directed byRoger AllersandRob Minkoff(in their feature directorial debuts) and produced byDon Hahn, from a screenplay written byIrene Mecchi,Jonathan Roberts, andLinda Woolverton. The film features anensemble voice castthat includesMatthew Broderick,Moira Kelly,James Earl Jones,Jeremy Irons,Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Niketa Calame,Nathan Lane,Ernie Sabella,Whoopi Goldberg,Cheech Marin,Rowan Atkinson, andRobert Guillaume. Its original songs were written by composerElton Johnand lyricistTim Rice, with a score byHans Zimmer. Inspired byAfrican wildlife, the story is modelled primarily onWilliam Shakespeare‘s stage playHamletwith some influence from theBiblicalstories ofJosephandMoses, and follows a young heir apparent who is forced to flee after his uncle kills his father and usurps the throne. After growing up in exile, the rightful king returns to challenge the usurper and end his tyrannical rule over the kingdom.