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 (as well as South Africa), focuses on the life of the lion within the complexity of the African ecosystem.[3] At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear (Documentaries) award.[4]
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.
^Crowther, Bosley (September 15, 1955). "Screen: 'African Lion'". The New York Times. p. 39.
^'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956
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