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The Lion King is a 1994 American animated epic musical film by Disney. Taking place in a kingdom of lions in Africa, The Lion King tells the story of Simba (Swahili for lion), a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as King of the Pride Lands; however, after Simba's paternal uncle Scar murders Mufasa to seize the throne, Simba is manipulated into thinking he was responsible and flees into exile. After growing up in the company of the carefree outcasts Timon and Pumbaa, Simba receives valuable perspective from his childhood friend, Nala, and his shaman, Rafiki, before returning to challenge Scar to end his tyranny and take his place in the Circle of Life as the rightful King.

The film has led to many derived works, such as a Broadway adaptation in 1997; two direct-to-video follow-ups—the sequel, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), and the prequel/parallel, The Lion King 1½ (2004); two television series, Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999) and The Lion Guard (2016–2019), the latter which premiered as a television film titled The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar in 2015; and a photorealistic remake in 2019, which also became the highest-grossing animated film at the time of its release.

Cast[]

Character Actor
Simba (The Lion King, 1994)
Young Simba (The Lion King, 1994)
Simba
Matthew Broderick (speaking)
Joseph Williams (singing)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas (younger; speaking)
Jason Weaver (younger; singing)
Mufasa (The Lion King, 1994)
Mufasa
James Earl Jones
Nala (The Lion King, 1994)
Young Nala (The Lion King, 1994)
Nala
Moira Kelly (speaking)
Sally Dworsky (singing)
Niketa Calame (younger; speaking)
Laura Williams (younger; singing)
Scar (The Lion King, 1994)
Scar
Jeremy Irons
Jim Cummings (singing; last third of "Be Prepared")
Timon (The Lion King, 1994)
Timon
Nathan Lane
Pumbaa (The Lion King, 1994)
Pumbaa
Ernie Sabella
Rafiki (The Lion King, 1994)
Rafiki
Robert Guillaume
Zazu (The Lion King, 1994)
Zazu
Rowan Atkinson
Sarabi (The Lion King, 1994)
Sarabi
Madge Sinclair
Shenzi (The Lion King, 1994)
Shenzi
Whoopi Goldberg
Banzai (The Lion King, 1994)
Banzai
Cheech Marin
Ed (The Lion King, 1994)
Ed
Jim Cummings
Sarafina (The Lion King, 1994)
Sarafina
Zoe Leader
Additional voices
Frank Welker
Cathy Cavadini
Judi Durand
Daamen Krall
David McCharen
Linda Phillips
Phil Proctor
David Randolph

Music[]

Song Singer(s)
Circle of Life
Lebo M.
Carmen Twillie
The Morning Report
(IMAX Special Edition, 2002)
Jeff Bennett
James Earl Jones
Evan Saucedo
I Just Can't Wait to Be King
Jason Weaver
Laura Williams
Rowan Atkinson
Jeremy Irons
Jim Cummings
Whoopi Goldberg
Cheech Marin
Hakuna Matata
Nathan Lane
Ernie Sabella
Jason Weaver
Joseph Williams
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Nathan Lane
Ernie Sabella
Kristle Edwards
Joseph Williams
Sally Dworsky

International versions[]

Language Title
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Abaza Асльан паштахI
The Lion King (1994) - title card (Kabardian) Adyghe Аслъэн пащтыхь
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Albanian) Albanian Mbreti luan
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Arabic) Arabic (Egypt) الأسد الملك
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Arabic) Arabic (Standard)
(Masreya Media)
الأسد الملك
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Arabic) Arabic (Standard)
(Tanweer Studios)
الأسد الملك
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Armenian) Armenian Առյուծ արքան
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Bulgarian) Bulgarian Цар лъв
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Chinese) Cantonese 獅子王
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Crimean Tatar Кърал арслан
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Croatian) Croatian Kralj lavova
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Czech) Czech Lví král
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Danish) Danish Løvernes Konge
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Dutch)
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English)
Dutch De Leeuwenkoning
The Lion King
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Estonian) Estonian Lõvikuningas
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Finnish) Finnish Leijonakuningas
The Lion King (1994) - logo (French) French (France) Le Roi lion
The Lion King (1994) - logo (German) German Der König der Löwen
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Greek) Greek Ο Βασιλιάς των λιονταριών
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Hebrew) Hebrew מלך האריות
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Hindi) Hindi द लायन किंग
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Hungarian) Hungarian Az oroszlánkirály
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Icelandic) Icelandic Konungur ljónanna
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Indonesian) Indonesian
(1st dub)
Simba si Raja Singa
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Indonesian
(2nd dub)
The Lion King
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Ingush) Ingush Лом паччахь
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Italian) Italian
(licensed)
Il re leone
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Italian) Italian
(unlicensed, direct-to-video)
Il re leone
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Japanese) Japanese ライオン・キング
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Kannada ದಿ ಲಯನ್ ಕಿಂಗ್
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Karachay-Balkar) Karachay-Balkar Аслан патчах
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Karakalpak Aríslan Patsha 1
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Kazakh Арыстан патша
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Korean) Korean (South Korea) 라이온 킹
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Kurdish, MyMovies) Kurdish
(MyMovies)
پاشای دارستان
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Kurdish, Shirzad Sendi) Kurdish
(Shirzad Sendi)
پاشاى شێرمكان
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Malay The Lion King
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Malayalam ദി ലയൺ കിങ്
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Chinese Mandarin) Mandarin (China) 狮子王
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Chinese) Mandarin (Taiwan) 獅子王
The Lion King - logo (Māori) Māori The Lion King Reo Māori
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Hindi) Marathi द लायन किंग
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Mizo The Lion King
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Nogai Арслан патша
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Norwegian) Norwegian Løvenes konge
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Persian
(Avazheh)
شیر شاه
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Persian, Glory Entertainment) Persian
(Glory Entertainment)
شیر شاه
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Persian
(MBC Persia)
The Lion King
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Persian
(Soundfilm Studio)
شیر شاه
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Polish) Polish Król Lew
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Portuguese) Portuguese (Brazil) O Rei Leão
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Portuguese) Portuguese (Portugal) O Rei Leão
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Romanian) Romanian Regele Leu
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Russian) Russian Король Лев
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Serbian) Serbian Краљ лавова
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Slovak) Slovak Leví kráľ
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Slovene) Slovene Levji kralj
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Spanish) Spanish (Latin America) El rey león
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Spanish) Spanish (Spain) El rey león
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Swedish) Swedish Lejonkungen
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Talysh Kral şir
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Tamil
(1st dub)
தி லயன் கிங்
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Tamil
(2nd dub)
தி லயன் கிங்
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Telugu ది లయన్ కింగ్
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Thai) Thai เดอะไลอ้อนคิง
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Turkish) Turkish Aslan Kral
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Russian) Ukrainian Король Лев
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Urdu دی لائن کنگ[4]
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Urdu
(Telefun)
شیر بادشاہ
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Uyghur) Uyghur شىر پادىشاھ
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Uzbek) Uzbek Qirol sher
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Zulu) Zulu Inkosi ibhubesi

Language Title
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Azerbaijani Kral şir
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Chechen Паччахь Лом[5]
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Estonian) Estonian Lõvikuningas
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Georgian) Georgian მეფე ლომი
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Northern Korean) Korean (North Korea) 사자왕[6]
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Latvian) Latvian Karalis lauva
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Lithuanian) Lithuanian
(1st voice-over)
Liūtas karalius
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Lithuanian) Lithuanian
(2nd voice-over)
Liūtas karalius
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Mongolian Араатны хаан арслан
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Russian
(1st voice-over)
unknown [7]
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Russian
(2nd voice-over)
unknown [8]
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Russian
(3rd voice-over)
unknown [9]
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Russian
(4th voice-over)
unknown [10]
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Russian
(5th voice-over)
unknown [11]
The Lion King (1994) - logo (English) Russian
(6th voice-over)
unknown[12]
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Serbian) Serbian Краљ лавова
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Vietnamese) Vietnamese Vua sư tử

Language Title
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Basque) Basque Lehoi Erregea
The Lion King (1994) - logo (Welsh) Welsh Y Llew Frenin

References[]

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