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In the African Plateau region near Mount Kilimanjaro, husband and wife documentary team Alfred and Elma Milotte capture the African lion in its natural habitat. Chronicling the seasons, the Milottes witness the birth of a lioness' cubs and their development alongside their mother as she at first struggles to provide food and care for her young in a battle against the fury of the African wilderness. Eventually, the cubs reach maturity and learn how to hunt and fend for themselves.

1955 · 1h 15m
Director James Algar

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The African Lion

Documentary

In the African Plateau region near Mount Kilimanjaro, husband and wife documentary team Alfred and Elma Milotte capture the African lion in its natural habitat. Chronicling the seasons, the Milottes witness the birth of a lioness' cubs and their development alongside their mother as she at first struggles to provide food and care for her young in a battle against the fury of the African wilderness. Eventually, the cubs reach maturity and learn how to hunt and fend for themselves.

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Studio
Walt Disney Productions
Released
1955
Run Time
1 hr 15 min
Region of Origin
United States
© 1955 Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English , Japanese

Subtitles

Chinese, Simplified , Czech , Danish (Always On), Dutch (Always On), Finnish (Always On), French (Canada) , German (Always On), Greek , Hungarian , Italian (Always On), Norwegian (Always On), Polish , Portuguese (Brazil) (Always On), Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian , Spanish (Latin America) (Always On), Spanish (Spain) , Swedish (Always On), Turkish

Accessibility

Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.