  atlantis: the lost empire is a 2001 american traditionally animated action-adventure film created by walt disney feature animationâthe first science fiction film in disney's animated features canon and the 41st overall. written by tab murphy, directed by gary trousdale and kirk wise, and produced by don hahn, the film features an ensemble cast with the voices of michael j. fox, cree summer, james garner, leonard nimoy, don novello, and jim varney in his final role before his death. set in 1914, the film tells the story of a young man who gains 
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