Pocahontas (1995 film)

Pocahontas
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Gabriel Eric Goldberg
Produced by	James Pentecost
Written by	Carl Binder Susannah Grant Philip LaZebnik
Story by	Glen Keane Joe Grant Ralph Zondag Burny Mattinson Ed Gombert Kaan Kalyon Francis Glebas Robert Gibbs Bruce Morris Todd Kurosawa Duncan Marjoribanks Chris Buck
Based on	Pocahontas by Mike Gabriel
Starring	Irene Bedard Judy Kuhn Mel Gibson David Ogden Stiers John Kassir Russell Means Christian Bale Linda Hunt Danny Mann Billy Connolly Joe Baker Frank Welker Michelle St. John James Apaumut Fall Gordon Tootoosis
Music by	Alan Menken
Edited by	H. Lee Peterson
Production company	Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date	June 23, 1995 (1995-06-23)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$55 million
Box office	$346.1 million

Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated epic musical romantic-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 33rd Disney animated feature film, the film is part of the era known as the Disney Renaissance which lasted from 1989 to 1999.

Directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg, the film is inspired by the known history and folklore surrounding the Native American woman Pocahontas and portrays a fictionalized account of her historical encounter with Englishman John Smith and the Jamestown settlers that arrived from the Virginia Company. The voice cast features Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, David Ogden Stiers, Russell Means, Christian Bale, Billy Connolly, and Linda Hunt. The musical score was written by Alan Menken, with songs written by Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz.