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Directed by | James Algar |
Produced by | Ben Sharpsteen |
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James Algar Winston Hibler |
Narrated by | Winston Hibler |
Music by | Paul J. Smith |
Cinematography | Alfred Milotte Elma Milotte |
Edited by | Norman R. Palmer |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2.1 million (US) |
The African Lion is a 1955 feature-length documentary that was released by Walt Disney Productions as part of its True-Life Adventures series. The film, which was shot over a three-year period focuses on the life of the Lion within the complexity of the African ecosystem. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear (Documentaries) award.
It was released on DVD in 2006 as part of the Walt Disney Legacy Collection. It can be found on the third volume of the True-Life Adventures series where it has been fully restored.