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Roger Allers is an American animated film director and writer who is known for co-directing the influential 1994 Disney musical film The Lion King. He also worked on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.
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Roger Allers (born June 29, 1949) is an American film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, and playwright. He is best known for co-directing Disney 's The Lion King (1994), the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, and for writing the Broadway adaptation of the same name.
The Lion King is the original film of the franchise. It was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, premiered in selected cities on June 15, 1994, and widely released to theaters on June 24 by Walt Disney Pictures. [4]
9 Videos. 99+ Photos. Animation Adventure Drama. Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself. Directors. Roger Allers. Rob Minkoff. Writers. Irene Mecchi. Jonathan Roberts. Linda Woolverton. Stars. Matthew Broderick. Jeremy Irons. James Earl Jones. See production info at IMDbPro.
- Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
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The Lion King director Roger Allers claimed complete unfamiliarity with the series until the movie was nearly completed, and did not remember it being ever mentioned during development. Madhavi Sunder has suggested that Allers might have seen the 1989 remake of Kimba on prime time television while living in Tokyo .
Roger Charles Allers is an American director, animator, screenwriter, playwright, and storyboard artist, who directed the 1994 Disney animated feature film The Lion King (along with Rob Minkoff). He also wrote the Broadway adaptation for the film.
The Lion King (1994) G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama. 8.5. Rate this. 88 Metascore. Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself. Directors: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg. Votes: 1,109,716 | Gross: $422.78M.
