The Lion of Judah
The Lion of Judah | |
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Directed by | Deryck Broom Roger Hawkins |
Written by | Brent Dawes |
Produced by | Jacqui Cunningham Phil Cunningham Sunu Gonera Daniel Santefort Rose Warner Animated Family Films |
Starring | Scott Eastwood Ernest Borgnine Sandi Patty Anupam Kher Michael Madsen Alphonso McAuley Omar Benson Miller Vic Mignogna |
Cinematography | Deryck Broom |
Edited by | Roger Hawkins Gareth Ahrens |
Music by | AMG Music Group (Produced by: Greg Sims & Adam Carpenter) |
Production companies | Animated Family Films Character Matters Sunrise Productions |
Distributed by | Rocky Mountain Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million |
Box office | $15 million |
The Lion of Judah is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated Christian comedy-drama film produced by Animated Family Films, distributed by Rocky Mountain Pictures and starring Scott Eastwood, , Sandi Patty, Anupam Kher, Michael Madsen, Alphonso McAuley, Omar Benson Miller, Vic Mignogna and Ernest Borgnine. It is the sequel to the Christmas short film , taking place 30 years earlier in a Bethlehem stable as The Stable-Mates witness the birth of "The King". Lion of Judah had a limited release to theaters starting June 3, 2011, and a domestic DVD release Easter 2012.
Synopsis[]
During the time of Jesus' crucifixion, a lamb named Judah tries to avoid being sacrificed. His friends from the stable in Bethlehem embark on a journey to save their friend.
Cast[]
- Bruce Marchiano as Jesus
- as Judah, the lamb
- Ernest Borgnine as Slink, a rat
- Anupam Kher as Monty, a horse
- Sandi Patty as Esmay, a cow
- Michael Madsen as Boss, a raven
- Omar Benson Miller as Horace, a pig
- Vic Mignogna as a raven
- as another raven
- Alphonso McAuley as Drake, a rooster
- Scott Eastwood as Jack, a donkey
- as Tony
- as Hornsby
- as Wallace
- Adrienne Pearce as Helda, a hen
- as Judah's mother
- as Peter
- as the maiden
Production[]
The film was animated at the Character Matters Animation Studio in Cape Town, South Africa. It was converted to Stereoscopic 3D for theaters and was released in the United States by Rocky Mountain Pictures on June 3, 2011.
Reception[]
The film was panned by critics; it has a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]
Release[]
The film was released on 7 June 2011 in cinemas and 27 March 2012 and 8 March 2013 in the DVD Premieres in the United States and Germany.
Home media[]
The Lion of Judah was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc by Warner Home Video on March 27, 2012.[3]
See also[]
- List of animated feature films
- List of computer-animated films
References[]
- ^ "The Lion of Judah".
- ^ "The Lion of Judah". Rotten Tomatoes. March 27, 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "The Lion of Judah Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
External links[]
- 2011 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American computer-animated films
- 2011 computer-animated films
- 2011 3D films
- Animated comedy films
- Christian animation
- 2010s American animated films
- 3D animated films
- Animated films about rats
- Films about sheep