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title: 'The African Lion (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Algar'
released: '1955-09-14'
runtime_minutes: 72
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-african-lion-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047803/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The African Lion (1955)

1955 · 72 min · United States

Part of: True-Life Adventures

## Synopsis

The African Lion is a 1955 American documentary film directed by James Algar. It was released by Walt Disney Productions as part of its True-Life Adventures series. The film, which was shot over a 30-month period in Kenya, Tanganyika and Uganda, 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Algar](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-algar)
- **Screenplay:** [James Algar](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-algar), [Winston Hibler](https://cinepixo.com/people/winston-hibler), [Ted Sears](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-sears), [Jack Moffitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-moffitt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-smith)
- **Producer:** [Walt Disney](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-disney)
- **Director of Photography:** [Elma Milotte](https://cinepixo.com/people/elma-milotte)
- **Editor:** [Norman Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-palmer)

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/the-african-lion
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-african-lion-1955
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