The Lion King

This article is about Disney's 1994 film.

1The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. 2Released to theaters on June 15, 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures, it is the 32nd film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. 3The story, which was influenced by the Bible stories of Joseph and Moses and the William Shakespeare play Hamlet, takes place in a kingdom of anthropomorphic animals in Africa. 4The film was the highest grossing animated film of all time until the release of Finding Nemo. 5The Lion King still holds the record as the highest grossing traditionally animated film in history and belongs to an era known as the Disney Renaissance.

The Lion King is the highest grossing 2D animated film of all time in the United States, 6and received positive reviews from critics, who praised the film for 8its music and story. During its release in 1994, the film grossed more than $783 million worldwide, becoming the most successful film released that year, 7and it is currently the twenty-eighth highest-grossing feature film.

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GLOSSARY:

Feature film – a film that is 90 or more minutes long
Gross – total
Release – make public
Praise – show approval

 Read the sentences below extracted from the text and mark the alternative that has the only ones in the Passive Voice.

I. “The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney...” (ref. 1)
II. “Released to theaters on June 15, 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures.” (ref.2)
III. “The story, which was influenced by the Bible stories of Joseph and Moses and the William Shakespeare play Hamlet...” (ref.3)
IV. “The film was the highest grossing animated film of all time until the release of Finding Nemo.” (ref.4)