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.
Cast
Matthew Broderick
Simba (voice)
Moira Kelly
Nala (voice)
Nathan Lane
Timon (voice)
Ernie Sabella
Pumbaa (voice)
James Earl Jones
Mufasa (voice)
Jeremy Irons
Scar (voice)
Robert Guillaume
Rafiki (voice)
Rowan Atkinson
Zazu (voice)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Young Simba (voice)
Niketa Calame-Harris
Young Nala (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg
Shenzi (voice)
Cheech Marin
Banzai (voice)
Jim Cummings
Ed (voice)
Madge Sinclair
Sarabi (voice)
Zoe Leader
Sarafina (voice)
Frank Welker
Additional Voices (voice)
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)
Crew
Roger Allers
Director
Rob Minkoff
Director
Jørgen Klubien
Co-Writer, Story, Storyboard Artist
Jonathan Roberts
Screenplay
Linda Woolverton
Screenplay
Irene Mecchi
Screenplay
Rick Maki
Story
Lorna Cook
Story, Animation
Francis Glebas
Story
Barry Johnson
Story
Gary Trousdale
Story
Tom Sito
Story
Joe Ranft
Story
Mark Kausler
Story
Burny Mattinson
Story
Chris Sanders
Story, Production Design
Thom Enriquez
Story
Jim Capobianco
Story
Larry Leker
Story
Ed Gombert
Story
Andrew Gaskill
Story, Art Direction
Kevin Harkey
Story
Tom Finan
Supervising Film Editor
John Carnochan
Supervising Film Editor
Ivan Bilancio
Editor
Jacqueline Kinney
Assistant Editor
Deborah Beville
Assistant Editor
Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer
Matthew Garbera
Production Coordinator
Jeanie Lynd Sorenson
Production Coordinator
Sarah McArthur
Executive Producer
Thomas Schumacher
Executive Producer
Don Hahn
Producer
Alice Dewey
Associate Producer
Lesley Addario Bentivegna
Production Assistant
Andrew Simmons
Camera Operator
John Aardal
Camera Operator
Gary W. Smith
Camera Operator
Sarah Duran
Post-Production Manager
Miguel Ángel Poveda
Post Production Coordinator
Brian Chavanne
Casting
James Baxter
Animation Supervisor
Andreas Deja
Animation Supervisor
Anthony DeRosa
Animation Supervisor, Supervising Animator
Vera Pacheco
Animation
Tim Allen
Animation
Larry White
Animation
David Pruiksma
Animation
Mark Koetsier
Animation
Michael Show
Animation
Randy Cartwright
Animation
Alex Williams
Animation
Gilda Palinginis
Animation
T. Daniel Hofstedt
Animation
Christine Lawrence Finney
Animation
Dale Baer
Animation
Barry Temple
Animation
Brad Kuha
Animation
Robert Bryan
Animation
Ron Husband
Animation
Michael Swofford
Animation
Michael Cedeno
Animation
James Lopez
Animation
Joe Ekers
Animation
Randy Haycock
Animation
Lou Dellarosa
Animation
Jean Morel
Animation
Tom Bancroft
Animation
Rejean Bourdages
Animation
Chris Wahl
Animation
Doug Frankel
Animation
Greg Manwaring
Animation
Broose Johnson
Animation
Danny Wawrzaszek
Animation
Ken Boyer
Animation
Phillip Young
Animation
Brian Ferguson
Animation
Dave Bossert
Animation
Alex Kupershmidt
Supervising Animator
Ellen Woodbury
Supervising Animator
Mike Surrey
Supervising Animator
Ruben A. Aquino
Supervising Animator
David Burgess
Supervising Animator
Mark Henn
Supervising Animator
Tony Bancroft
Supervising Animator
Tony Fucile
Supervising Animator
Russ Edmonds
Supervising Animator
Aaron Blaise
Supervising Animator
James Christopher
Sound Effects Editor
Mike Chock
Sound Effects Editor
Paul Berolzheimer
Sound Effects Editor
Richard L. Anderson
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Mangini
Supervising Sound Editor
Ralph Stuart
Assistant Sound Editor
David J. Hudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mel Metcalfe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donlee Jorgensen
Foley Editor
John Roesch
Foley
Hilda Hodges
Foley
Andrew Patterson
ADR Editor
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Linda Bel
CG Animator
Gregory William Griffith
CG Animator
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Adam Milo Smalley
Supervising Music Editor
Elton John
Songs
Tim Rice
Songs
Glen Gagnon
Production Accountant
L.J. Van Cleave
Production Accountant
R.J. Kizer
Dialogue Editor
Karen Nugent
Painter
Phyllis Fields
Painter
Leyla C. Amaro Nodas
Painter
Harlene Mears
Painter
Leslie Hinton
Painter
Kirk E. Axtell II
Painter
Phyllis Bird
Painter
Bruce Phillipson
Painter
Stevie Hirsch
Painter
Bill Ohanesian
Painter
Ofra Afouta Calderon
Painter
Paulino García
Painter
Randall McFerren
Painter
Russell Blandino
Painter
Carmen Sanderson
Painter
Britt Van der Nagel
Painter
Robert Dettloff
Painter
Fumiko R. Sommer
Painter
Roxanne M. Taylor
Painter
Florida D'Ambrosio
Painter
Sherrie Cuzzort
Painter
David Karp
Painter
Joey Calderon
Painter
Angelika Katz
Painter
Susan Wileman
Painter
S. Ann Sullivan
Painter
Brenda Chapman
Script Supervisor
Frank Wells
In Memory Of
John Pospisil
Special Sound Effects
Rick Moore
Layout
Jennifer Yuan
Layout
Shannon Fallis Kane
Compositors
Dolores Pope
Compositors
Rich Mackay
Negative Cutter
Mary Beth Smith
Negative Cutter
Craig Sost
Production Manager
Don Walters
Production Manager
Dana Axelrod
Production Manager
Joseph the Lion
Modeling
Mike Hodgson
Visual Development, Character Designer
Hans Bacher
Visual Development, Character Designer
Mel Shaw
Visual Development, Character Designer
Bruce Zick
Visual Development, Character Designer
Lisa Keene
Visual Development, Character Designer
Jean Gillmore
Visual Development, Character Designer
Sue C. Nichols
Visual Development, Character Designer
Bob Smith
Visual Development, Character Designer
Joe Grant
Visual Development, Character Designer
Burke Mattsson
Title Designer
Susan Bradley
Title Designer
Michael Meagher
Assistant Production Manager
Lisa M. Poole
Assistant Production Manager
Kirk Bodyfelt
Assistant Production Manager
Cathy Lawrence
Assistant Production Manager
Paul Steele
Assistant Production Manager
Patricia Hicks
Assistant Production Manager
Holly E. Bratton
Assistant Production Manager
Karenna Mazur Alderton
Assistant Production Manager
Loni Beckner-Black
Assistant Production Manager
Don Henry
Projection
Kat Connolly
Editorial Staff
Beth Collins-Stegmaier
Editorial Staff
Carl Canga
Production Office Assistant
Dominick R. Domingo
Background Designer
Philip Phillipson
Background Designer
Ric Sluiter
Background Designer
Kathy Altieri
Background Designer
Sunny Apinchapong
Background Designer
Michael Humphries
Background Designer
Don Moore
Background Designer
Brooks Campbell
Background Designer
Dan Cooper
Background Designer
Kevin Turcotte
Background Designer
Barry Kooser
Background Designer
Greg Drolette
Background Designer
Serge Michaels
Background Designer
Natalie Franscioni-Karp
Background Designer
Patricia Palmer-Phillipson
Background Designer
Barry Atkinson
Background Designer
David McCamley
Background Designer
Tom Woodington
Background Designer
Debbie DuBois
Background Designer
Charles R. Vollmer
Background Designer
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Kent Melton
Sculptor
Patsy Bouge
First Assistant Editor
Pam Wallberg
Thanks
Robert Carr-Hartley
Thanks
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