The African Lion

The African Lion is a 1955 feature-length documentary 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 lions within the complexity of the Africa 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.
==Production Details==
Starring: Elma Milotte, Alfred Milotte
*Directed by: James Algar
*Runtime: 1 hour 13 minutes
*Release year: 1955
*Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
== Gallery of Animals ==
1. Plains Zebra.PNG|Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
2. Blue Wildebeest.PNG|Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
3. Lion.PNG|Lion (Panthera leo)
4. Hartebeest.PNG|Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus)
5. Waterbuck.PNG|Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
6. Sable Antelope.PNG|Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger)
7. Greater Kudu.PNG|Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
8. Thomson's Gazelle.PNG|Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
9. Kirk's Dik-Dik.PNG|Kirk's Dik-Dik (Madoqua kirkii)
10. Gerenuk.PNG|Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
11. Olive Baboon.PNG|Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)
12. Impala.PNG|Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
13. Common Eland.PNG|Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
14. Cape Hunting Dog.PNG|Cape Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus)
15. Cape Buffalo.PNG|Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
16. Warthog.PNG|Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
17. Ruppell's Vulture.PNG|Ruppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppellii)
18. Black-Backed Jackal.PNG|Black-Backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas)
19. Lappet-Faced Vulture.PNG|Lappet-Faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos)
20. Giraffe.PNG|Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
21. Red-Billed Oxpecker.PNG|Red-Billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus)
22. Black Rhinoceros.PNG|Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
23. Marabou Stork.PNG|Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)
24. African Elephant.PNG|African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
25. Cattle Egret.PNG|Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
26. Hippopotamus.PNG|Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
27. African Jacana.PNG|African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
28. Ripon Barbel.PNG|Ripon Barbel (Barbus altianalis)
29. Nile Crocodile.PNG|Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
30. Bushbuck.PNG|Bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus)
31. Leopard.PNG|Leopard (Panthera pardus)
32. Ostrich.PNG|Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
33. Black Crowned Crane.PNG|Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina)
34. Kori Bustard.PNG|Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
35. Secretary Bird.PNG|Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
36. Temminck's Courser.PNG|Temminck's Courser (Cursorius temminckii)
37. Cheetah.PNG|Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
38. Spotted Hyena.PNG|Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
39. White-Backed Vulture.PNG|White-Backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)
40. Nile Catfish.PNG|Nile Catfish (Synodontis batensoda)
41. Chacma Baboon.PNG|Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus)
42. Desert Locust.PNG|Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
43. White Stork.PNG|White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
== Promo Gallery ==
AFRICANLIONHRws.jpg|Poster from the release in Australia in 1956
African lion belgian poster.jpg|Poster from the release in Belgium in 1956
African lion french poster.jpg|Poster from the release in France on August 31, 1956
African lion german poster.jpg|Poster from the release in Germany on August 17, 1956
African lion italian poster.jpg|Poster from the release in Italy on February 7, 1957
African lion japanese poster.jpg|Poster from the release in Japan on January 15, 1958
El-leon-africano-img-106167-1-.jpg|Lobby card from the release in Mexico (1950s)
African lion uk poster.jpg|Poster from the release in the United Kingdom on April 5, 1956
African lion yugoslavia poster.jpg|Poster from the release in Yugoslavia (year unknown)
File:P lipinski lwy afrykanskie.jpg|Poster from the release in Poland in 1961
==Trivia==
*The film's copyright was renewed on March 21, 1983.Online Copyright Catalog search (form autofilled, pressing "begin search" brings up the entry)
*In 2011, Disneynature released African Cats, a new film exploring the same subject.
*The African Lion is often cited as an influence on the Jungle Cruise attraction.
*After the scene with the rhino stuck in the mud was shot, the filming team rescued the animal, but it charged at them after being freed.
==References==
Category:Documentaries
Category:True-Life Adventures
Category:1955 films
Category:Films
Category:G-rated films