Film record

The Lion King

2019Animation118 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
adventure film · comedy film · drama film · family film · musical film

Credits

Music

Hans Zimmer — Music composition
Elton John — Music composition
Tim Rice — Music composition

Direction

Jon Favreau — Directing

Cinematography

Caleb Deschanel — Cinematography

Writing

Jeff Nathanson — Screenwriting

Cast

Donald Glover — Voice acting
James Earl Jones — Voice acting
John Oliver — Voice acting
Seth Rogen — Voice acting
Billy Eichner — Voice acting
JD McCrary — Voice acting
Q36153 — Voice acting
John Kani — Voice acting
Eric André — Voice acting (Azizi)
Keegan-Michael Key — Voice acting (Kamari)
Florence Kasumba — Voice acting
Amy Sedaris — Voice acting
Chiwetel Ejiofor — Voice acting
Shahadi Wright Joseph — Voice acting
Alfre Woodard — Voice acting
Jean Reno — Voice acting
Bilal Hassani — Voice acting

Editing

Mark Livolsi — Editing
Adam Gerstel — Editing

Production

Jon Favreau — Production
Thomas Schumacher — Executive production
Jeffrey Silver — Production
Julie Taymor — Executive production
Karen Gilchrist — Production

Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

United States · Original release
17 Jul 2019Checked 11 Sep 2026
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