The Lion King
1994
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Synopsis
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
The Lion King (1994) is a 1h 29min drama feature film by Roger Allers. Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his fath... Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, James Earl Jones, Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson
Original language
English
First release
June 15, 1994 (United States)
Production companies
Walt Disney Pictures
Awards
Academy Award for Best Original Score, Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
Setting
Africa
Crew
Screenplay
Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton
Producer
Don Hahn
Editing
Ivan Bilancio
Music
Hans Zimmer
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
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Festival History
- The Rio Grind Film Festival 2026
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Academy Awards 1995 academy_award
- BAFTA Awards 1995 generic
- Golden Globes (USA) 1995 generic
- National Board of Review 1994 generic
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Le Roi Lion (Bande Originale Du Film, Version Français) - Elton John, Hans Zimmer (1994) | 1 release, 2025: Polydor |
| Vinyl LP | The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Hans Zimmer, Lebo M, Andraé Crouch (1994) | 14 releases, 1994-2024: Walt Disney Records |
| Vinyl LP | Ο Βασιλιάς Των Λιονταριών - The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Hans Zimmer (1994) | 1 release, 1994: BMG |
| CD | Le Roi Lion (Bande Originale Du Film, Version Français) - Elton John, Hans Zimmer (1994) | 8 releases, 1994-2003: Walt Disney Records |
| CD | The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Hans Zimmer, Lebo M, Andraé Crouch (1994) | 66 releases, 1994-2019: BMG Greece, Meika Music, Mercury, Walt Disney Records |
| CD | Ο Βασιλιάς Των Λιονταριών - The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Hans Zimmer (1994) | 1 release, 1994: BMG |
| Cassette | Le Roi Lion (Bande Originale Du Film, Version Français) - Elton John, Hans Zimmer (1994) | 2 releases, 1994: Walt Disney Records |
| Cassette | The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Hans Zimmer, Lebo M, Andraé Crouch (1994) | 39 releases, 1994-2001: Euro Star, Hed-Arzi, Mercury, RT Records (+7 more) |
| Cassette | The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Nick Glennie-Smith, Mbongeni Ngema, Andraé Crouch (1994) | 1 release, 1994: Edition Orphée Music |
| Cassette | Ο Βασιλιάς Των Λιονταριών - The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Hans Zimmer (1994) | 1 release, 1994: BMG |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | June 15, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Canada | June 24, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | June 24, 1994 |
| Theatrical | United States | June 24, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | June 24, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Israel | June 25, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Chile | June 30, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Colombia | June 30, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | July 1, 1994 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | July 2, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | July 3, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Venezuela | July 6, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | July 7, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | July 7, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | July 8, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Peru | July 8, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | July 10, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Japan | July 23, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | August 10, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Norway | August 18, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Australia | August 25, 1994 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | August 25, 1994 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | October 7, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Indonesia | October 10, 1994 |
| Theatrical | India | October 10, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Thailand | October 10, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | October 12, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | October 21, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Germany | November 3, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Spain | November 6, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | November 9, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Austria | November 18, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | November 18, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | November 18, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Poland | November 18, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | November 18, 1994 |
| Theatrical | United States | November 18, 1994 |
| Theatrical | France | November 23, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Italy | November 25, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Greece | December 1, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | December 1, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | December 1, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Finland | December 2, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Iceland | December 2, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | December 2, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Slovenia | December 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Croatia | December 8, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | December 15, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Russia | January 20, 1995 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | January 20, 1995 |
| Theatrical | China | July 15, 1995 |
| Theatrical | Estonia | May 3, 1996 |
| Television | United States | September 8, 1996 |
| Television | United States | November 3, 1996 |
| Television | United Kingdom | December 25, 1997 |
| Theatrical | Germany | December 25, 2002 |
| Theatrical | France | December 25, 2002 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | December 25, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | December 25, 2002 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 25, 2002 |
| Theatrical | South Africa | December 27, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Japan | January 1, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Russia | March 31, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Israel | April 10, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | May 29, 2003 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | December 1, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Ukraine | July 28, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | August 12, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Israel | August 25, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Peru | August 25, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Poland | August 26, 2011 |
| Theatrical | South Africa | August 26, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Croatia | September 14, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Canada | September 16, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Paraguay | September 16, 2011 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 16, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Iceland | September 23, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | September 30, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Vietnam | September 30, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | October 5, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | October 6, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Greece | October 6, 2011 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | October 7, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | October 7, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Pakistan | October 7, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Japan | October 8, 2011 |
| Theatrical | KW | October 13, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | October 14, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Malaysia | October 20, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | October 22, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | October 25, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Malta | November 9, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Germany | November 10, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Italy | November 11, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | December 14, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | December 22, 2011 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | December 29, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | January 6, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Norway | January 13, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Finland | January 20, 2012 |
| Television | Australia | March 10, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Kazakhstan | March 20, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Russia | March 22, 2012 |
| Theatrical | France | April 11, 2012 |
| Television | Netherlands | January 3, 2015 |
| Television | United Kingdom | July 17, 2016 |
| Streaming | United States | August 15, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | February 13, 2018 |
| Streaming | United States | December 4, 2018 |
| Streaming | Canada | November 12, 2019 |
| Streaming | Netherlands | November 12, 2019 |
| Streaming | United States | November 12, 2019 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 29, 2023 |
| Theatrical | United States | July 12, 2024 |
| Theatrical | Australia | August 29, 2024 |
| Classification | Germany | 0 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | U |
| Classification | United States | G |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United States | March 3, 1995 |
| Home video | Sweden | August 16, 1995 |
| Home video | United States | September 19, 1995 |
| Home video | Italy | October 1, 1995 |
| Home video | Australia | October 5, 1995 |
| Home video | Mexico | October 7, 2003 |
| Home video | United States | October 7, 2003 |
| Home video | Sweden | October 15, 2003 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | October 31, 2003 |
| Home video | Australia | February 25, 2004 |
| Home video | Brazil | December 30, 2005 |
| Home video | Sweden | September 21, 2011 |
| Home video | United States | October 4, 2011 |
| Home video | Australia | October 12, 2011 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | November 7, 2011 |
| Home video | United States | November 15, 2011 |
| Home video | Sweden | April 4, 2012 |
| Home video | Mexico | April 25, 2012 |
| Home video | Finland | June 25, 2012 |
| Home video | Netherlands | June 11, 2014 |
| Home video | France | August 27, 2014 |
| Home video | United States | August 29, 2017 |
| Home video | United States | December 4, 2018 |
| Home video | Australia | December 11, 2018 |
Full credits
| Director | Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers |
| Cast | Matthew Broderick (Simba (voice)), Moira Kelly (Nala (voice)), Jeremy Irons (Scar (voice)), Nathan Lane (Timon (voice)), Ernie Sabella (Pumbaa (voice)), James Earl Jones (Mufasa (voice)), Robert Guillaume (Rafiki (voice)), Rowan Atkinson (Zazu (voice)), Whoopi Goldberg (Shenzi (voice)), Cheech Marin (Banzai (voice)), Jim Cummings (Ed (voice)), Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Young Simba (voice)), Niketa Calame-Harris (Young Nala (voice)), Madge Sinclair (Sarabi (voice)), Zoe Leader (Sarafina (voice)), Frank Welker (Lions Roars (voice) (uncredited)), Cathy Cavadini (Additional Voices (voice)), Judi Durand (Additional Voices (voice)), Daamen J. Krall (Additional Voices (voice)), David McCharen (Additional Voices (voice)), Mary Linda Phillips (Additional Voices (voice)), Phil Proctor (Additional Voices (voice)), David J. Randolph (Additional Voices (voice)), Brian Tochi (Fighting Hyena (voice) (uncredited)), Roger Allers (Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)), Rob Minkoff (Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)), Jason Weaver (Young Simba (singing voice) (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton |
| Story | Andrew Gaskill, Barry Johnson, Burny Mattinson, Chris Sanders, Ed Gombert, Francis Glebas, Gary Trousdale, Jim Capobianco, Joe Ranft, Jørgen Klubien, Kevin Harkey, Larry Leker, Lorna Cook, Mark Kausler, Rick Maki, Thom Enriquez, Tom Sito |
| Producer | Don Hahn |
| Executive producer | Jeffrey Katzenberg, Sarah McArthur, Thomas Schumacher |
| Editing | Ivan Bilancio |
| Music | Hans Zimmer |
| Production design | Chris Sanders |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
