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205 THE LION KINGDisney, 1994PRINCIPAL CASTDIRECTORSPRODUCERSCREENWRITERSMatthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons,Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg (voices)Roger Allers, Rob MinkoffDon HahnIrene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda WoolvertonThis animated musical opens on a grand scale with the song Circle of Lifeannouncing the birth of Simba, a baby lion. Made to believe he’s responsiblefor his father’s death by his cruel uncle, Simba disappears in shame. After manyyears the young man returns home to reclaim his throne. “Hakuna matata!”206 LITTLE CAESARFirst National, 1930PRINCIPAL CASTDIRECTORPRODUCERSCREENWRITERSEdward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Mervyn LeRoyHal B. WallisFrancis Edward Faragoh, Robert N. LeeOften called the original modern crime film, gritty and realistic, it set the tone for anentire genre. Robinson portrays Rico, an underworld foot soldier clawing his way tothe top of the heap but paying for it with his life: “Mother of mercy! Is this the endof Rico?”207 THE LITTLE FOXESTwentieth Century-Fox, 1941PRINCIPAL CAST Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa WrightDIRECTORWilliam WylerPRODUCERSamuel GoldwynSCREENWRITER Lillian HellmanBased on Hellman’s play about a rapacious Southern family, Davis plays the viperouswoman who blackmails her way into an unscrupulous business deal with her shadybrothers, then kills her husband when he stands in her way.208 THE LONGEST DAYTwentieth Century-Fox, 1962PRINCIPAL CAST John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry FondaDIRECTORSAndrew Marton, Ken Annakin, Bernhard WickiPRODUCERDarryl F. ZanuckSCREENWRITER Cornelius RyanZanuck’s epic, star-studded account of the D-Day invasion is told from both theAllies’ and Germans’ point of view. The documentary-style black-and-whitecinematography set the tone for an unrelenting look at the storming of Normandy.American Film Institute 69