The Lion King - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The Lion King"
The Lion King (1994)
Timing:
1:29 (89 min)
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Actors and characters
Niketa Calame-Harris
Character Young Nala (voice)
Zoe Leader
Character Sarafina (voice)
Judi M. Durand
Character Additional Voices (voice)
Daamen J. Krall
Character Additional Voices (voice)
David McCharen
Character Additional Voices (voice)
Mary Linda Phillips
Character Additional Voices (voice)
David J. Randolph
Character Additional Voices (voice)
What's left behind the scenes
- "Simba" means lion, "Sarabi" means mirage, "Rafiki" means friend, "Pumbaa" means simpleton, "Banzai" means hiding, "Shenzi" means uncouth.
- Mufasa is the name of the last king of the people inhabiting Kenya before English colonization.
- To help filmmakers cope with the task of conveying the natural and majestic beauty of Africa through animation, six members of the creative team visited East Africa in the early stages of production. From there they brought back a wealth of sketches, ideas, the expression "Hakuna Matata", Rafiki's song – a schoolyard rhyme, and so on.
- For the more than 600 artists, animators, and technicians who contributed to "The Lion King", the film presented many challenges. Ultimately, more than one million drawings were created for the film, consisting of 1,197 hand-painted backgrounds and 119,058 individually drawn frames.
- The "Circle of Life" scene was used as a trailer for the animated film. During the advertising campaign, this scene could be seen on televisions in many Disney stores.
- To make the 3D re-release of the film possible, studio staff had to recreate the animation from individual materials of the CAPS system. This resulted in some details (such as shadows and certain parts of scenes) being missing in certain scenes of the re-released version.
- The somber parts of the background score were borrowed from Mozart's Requiem.
- One of the bugs that Timon pulls from the log during Hakuna Matata has Mickey Mouse ears.
- Mufasa was originally supposed to perform the song "To Be King," but it didn't suit the actor's voice.
- When Mufasa speaks with Simba about the great kings of the past, Mickey Mouse's ears can be seen again in the starry sky. In the same episode, the constellation Leo is visible.
- Rafiki's song "Thank you very much, eat a banana" (Ashante sana, squash banana) is a children's counting rhyme from Africa.
- In the episode "The Man from J.U.N.G.L.E." of the "Timon & Pumbaa" animated series (1995-1998), a scene from The Lion King is parodied, when the Elephant, along with the birds, goes to Simba's presentation.
- In 2003, a 37-cent postage stamp dedicated to the animated film "The Lion King" was released in the USA.
- Leafcutter ants, Colombian ground squirrels, and some species of giant anteaters, shown in the film, live only in America, not in Africa.
- If you look closely at Zazu's beak as he descends to congratulate Simba on his victory over Scar, you can notice it moving silently. Initially, Zazu says, "Your Majesty!"
- Mufasa is the name of the last king of the people who inhabited Kenya before English colonization.
- To help the filmmakers cope with the task of conveying the natural and majestic beauty of Africa through animation, six members of the creative team visited East Africa in the early stages of production. They brought back a wealth of sketches, ideas, the phrase “Hakuna Matata,” Rafiki’s song – a children’s counting rhyme, and so on.
- Rafiki’s song “Thank you very much, eat a banana” (Ashante sana, squash banana) is a children’s counting rhyme from Africa.
- If you look closely at Zazu's beak as he descends to congratulate Simba on his victory over Scar, you can notice it moving silently. Initially, Zazu says, 'Your Majesty!'
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