Leo the Lion
Leo the Lion

Leo the Lion

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2005
1h 17m
3.2(18 votes)
Animation
Comedy
Family

Overview

It’s a hard life for young Leo: his family just doesn’t understand why he’s a vegetarian lion. His solitude ends when he meets Avoria, the elephant queen, who has recently given birth to two calves with braided tails. Mysteriously widowed, Avoria is courted by dapper Zanco. By a series of misfortunes she is separated from her young. Leo steps in to take care of them: thus begins his search for legendary Milk Lake, during which he experiences all sorts of incredible adventures. This fable with a happy ending handles the themes of diversity and racism with engaging originality.

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30 members
Acting

Neri Marcorè

Leo (voice)

Neri Marcorè
Acting

Leo Gullotta

Cobo (voice)

Leo Gullotta
Acting

Carlo Conti

Zanco (voice)

Carlo Conti
Acting

Simona Marchini

L'Elefantrice (voice)

Simona Marchini
Acting

Elio Pandolfi

Camea (voice)

Elio Pandolfi
Acting

Dario Penne

Il Tartarugo (voice)

Dario Penne
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Emanuela Rossi

Avoria (voice)

Emanuela Rossi
Acting

Manuel Meli

Elefantino 1 (voice)

Manuel Meli
Acting

Alex Polidori

Elefantino 2 (voice)

Alex Polidori
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Federico Mirra

Leonardo (voice)

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Teresa Battaglia

Nanou la Scimmiotta (voice)

Teresa Battaglia
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Eugenia Bonanni

Zebrina (voice)

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Emanuela Baroni

Mamma Leonessa (voice)

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Gerolamo Alchieri

Crok (voice)

Gerolamo Alchieri
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Manfredi Aliquò

Drill (voice)

Manfredi Aliquò
Acting

Luigi Ferraro

Iena Capo (voice)

Luigi Ferraro
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Leonardo Graziano

Avvoltoio Capo (voice)

Leonardo Graziano
Acting

Roberta Gasparetti

Leopardessa (voice)

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Diana Anselmo

Giraffa (voice)

Diana Anselmo
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Sergio Fiorentini

Ippopotamo (voice)

Sergio Fiorentini
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Antonio Sanna

Serpente (voice)

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Jacopo Gasparetti

Nipotino (voice)

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Valeria Vidali

Voci Addizionali (voice)

Valeria Vidali
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Alessandro Budroni

Voci Addizionali (voice)

Alessandro Budroni
Acting

Antonio Bonanotte

Voci Addizionali (voice)

Antonio Bonanotte
Acting

Paola Bacchetti

Voci Addizionali (voice)

Paola Bacchetti
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Ambrogio Colombo

Voci Addizionali (voice)

Ambrogio Colombo
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Furio Pergolani

Voci Addizionali (voice)

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Mattia Nissolino

Voci Addizionali (voice)

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Benedetta Manfredi

Voci Addizionali (voice)

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