Lord of the Jungle
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Lord of the Jungle

3.0 / 10 1999 43mNR German
FamilyAnimationAdventure

Storyline

The film starts off with a woman and a baby on a plane. The plane, for no apparent reason, fails and crashes into a jungle. The baby survives and is adopted and brought home by a gorilla named Shina. She brings him to her troop, where he is ridiculed for being different from the rest of them. The yet to be named baby is allowed to stay on the condition that he is to go if he causes any trouble. Shina names him Lord and he quickly adjusts to life as a gorilla.

Cast & Crew

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Armin Drogat

(voice)

Lead
Georg Feils

Georg Feils

(voice)

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Raija Silkavirta

(voice)

Simone Greiss

Simone Greiss

(voice)

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roswitha Haas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Lord of the Jungle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker