Emotionally stirring, richly drawn, and beautifully animated, The Lion King is a pride within Disney's pantheon of classic family films.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Roger Allers , Rob Minkoff -
Producer -
Don Hahn -
Screenwriter -
Irene Mecchi , Jonathan Roberts , Linda Woolverton -
Distributor -
Walt Disney Pictures -
Production Co -
Walt Disney Pictures -
Rating -
G -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Musical , Adventure , Animation -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 24, 1994, Wide -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Jul 12, 2024 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 15, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$95.6M -
Runtime -
1h 28m -
Sound Mix -
DTS , DTS-ES , Dolby A , Dolby SR , SDDS , Dolby Digital , Surround , Dolby Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)