Der König der Löwen (1994)

The Lion King

Frank-Lorenz Engel

(May 8, 1961 -  )

Wolfgang Kühne

(December 29, 1953 - March 14, 2008)

Thomas Fritsch

(January 16, 1944 - April 21, 2021)

Cast :

German name

Original name

Voices
junger Simba
Young Simba
Julius Jellinek (speaking) & Manuel Straube (singing)
Simba
Simba
Frank-Lorenz Engel (speaking) & Cusch Jung (singing)
Mufasa
Mufasa
Wolfgang Kühne
Scar
Scar
Thomas Fritsch (speaking & singing)
junge Nala
Young Nala
Magdalena Turba (speaking & singing)
Nala
Nala
Alexandra Wilcke (speaking & singing)
Timon
Timon
Ilja Richter (speaking & singing)
Pumbaa
Pumbaa
Rainer Basedow (speaking & singing)
Zazu
Zazu
Eberhard Prüter (speaking & singing)
Rafiki
Rafiki
Joachim Kemmer
Shenzi
Shenzi
Hella von Sinnen (speaking & singing)
Banzai
Banzai
Frank Lenart (speaking & singing)
Sarabi
Sarabi
Rita Engelmann

Special Edition: Morning Report (2003) (added scene)

Zazu
Zazu
Eberhard Prüter (speaking & singing)
junger Simba
Young Simba
Florian Schade (singing)
Mufasa
Mufasa
?

Additional voices

...

Choir

Friedemann Benner
Katrin Dupont
Achim Götz
Agnes Hoffmann-Radic
Achim Hübner
Bernd Klinzmann
Silvia Rudolph
Gundula Ulbrich
Tom Cunningham
Denise Gorzelanny-Forsberg
Bernd Grigalat
Draga Hoffmann-Balenović
Stefan Hüls
Martina Metzler-Champion
Jocelyn B. Smith
Ralf Vornberger

Songs

performed by : Lebo M. & Jocelyn B. Smith (Soloist)
  • « Der Morgenreport » (« Morning Report ») [2003]
performed by : Eberhard Prüter (Zazu) ; Florian Schade (Young Simba)
  • « Ich will jetzt gleich König sein » (« I Just Can't Wait to Be King »)
performed by : Manuel Straube (Young Simba) ; Eberhard Prüter (Zazu) ; Magdalena Turba (Young Nala) & Choir
  • « Seid bereit » (« Be Prepared »)
performed by : Thomas Fritsch (Scar) ; Hella von Sinnen (Shenzi) ; Frank Lenart (Banzai) & Choir
  • « Hakuna Matata » (« Hakuna Matata »)
performed by : Ilja Richter (Timon) ; Rainer Basedow (Pumbaa) ; Manuel Straube (Young Simba) ; Cusch Jung (Adult Simba)
  • « ? » (« I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts »)
performed by : Eberhard Prüter (Zazu) ; Thomas Fritsch (Scar)
  • « Der Löwe schläft heut Nacht » (« The Lion Sleeps Tonight »)
performed by : Ilja Richter (Timon) ; Rainer Basedow (Pumbaa)
  • « Kann es wirklich Liebe sein » (« Can You Feel the Love Tonight »)
performed by : Ilja Richter (Timon) ; Rainer Basedow (Pumbaa) ; Jocelyn B. Smith (Soloist) ; Cusch Jung (Simba) ; Alexandra Wilcke (Nala) & Choir
  • « ? » (« Hawaiian War Chant »)
performed by : Ilja Richter (Timon) ; Rainer Basedow (Pumbaa)
  • « Der ewige Kreis (Finale) » (« Circle Of Life (Finale) »)
performed by : Choir

Technical Staff

Frank Lenart
Andreas Hommelsheim
Frank Lenart
Frank Lenart
Nikki Rabanus
Berliner Synchron
Blackbird Music Studio
Dubbing director
Musical director
Adaptation
Lyricist
Creative Executive
Dubbing studio
Song-Recording studio
Special Edition "Morning Report" 2003
?
Andreas Hommelsheim
?
Michael Kunze
Frank Lenart
Blackbird Music Musik- und Filmsynchron Produktion GmbH
Dubbing director
Musical director
Translator
Lyricist
Creative Executive
Dubbing studio
DISNEY CHARACTER VOICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Sources : BLU-RAY credits / German Cinema Booklet / 2003 Soundtrack (added scene) / 2019 credits (Song's title "The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
  • Release dates :
    Germany - November 17, 1994 (Cinema)
    Germany - December 25, 2002 (Cinema) (IMAX version)
    Germany - November 10, 2011 (Cinema) (3D version)
  • The role of Zazu was first dubbed by Uwe Paulsen, who recorded the whole movie. However, he was eventually replaced by Eberhard Prüter. But Uwe's recording in "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" can still be heard in the soundtracks, even in 2003 next to "The Morning Report", sung by Eberhard Prüter.
    Sources : Das Disney Synchron Archiv / Soundtracks
  • Unless a similar case happened with Rafiki's voice, Leon Boden was miscredited in the role of Rafiki on the 1994 Soundtrack Cassette and 1997 Soundtrack.
  • Magdalena Turba, the voice of Young Nala, returned in the 2019 remake as Adult Nala; while Alexandra Wilcke, the voice of Adult Nala, returned as Sarabi.
  • Jocelyn B. Smith, the singer of "Circle of Life", is an American singer, who moved to Germany in 1984.
  • Wolfgang Kühne, the voice of Mufasa, died of a heart attack on March 14, 2008. He was 54 years-old.
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1995 VHS
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2003 DVD
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2011 Poster
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2011 3-D BLU-RAY
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2016 3-D BLU-RAY
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2011 DVD
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2016 DVD
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2018 DVD
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2011 DVD + BLU-RAY
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2016 BLU-RAY
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2018 4K BLU-RAY
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) ⮚
The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (2003) ⮚
The Lion King (Remake) (2019) ⮚
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) ⮚