King of the Animals

Der König der Tiere (King of the Animals in German) is an animated film directed by Roswitha Haas and released in 1994 by Dingo Pictures. Unlike most modern mockbusters, this movie does take many elements (such as the characters and plot points) from the movie it's trying to rip-off, The Lion King.

Plot
'''Note: This summary was taken from the official Dingo Pictures page. All the typos have been left intact'''.

Since many years the animals have been living together peacefully in the jungle. Of course there had been fights, but the strong and intelligent Lion King always managed to settle them. The Panther however had been envious on the power of the king for a long time. When the lioness got a baby and the lion did not worry so much about the animals, the Panther instigated the animals against their king. The Lion and his family were brought out of the jungle and the Panther ruled like a tyrant. One day the little lion heard from the birds, how much the animals in the jungle had suffered from the Panther’s cruelty. He started thinking, how to help the animals.

Cast

 * Georg Feils as Robin's father, Hippo and Vulture #1
 * Nicole Simon as Robin's mother
 * Hanna Kandler as Robin
 * Dirk Regenbogen as Bokassa and Vulture #2
 * Armin Drogat as Parrot, Crocodile, Vulture #3 and Rabbit
 * Jean Pinard as Bear
 * Herma Rothkirch as Snake
 * Ludwig Ickert as Mole
 * Alwine Ickert as Bird
 * Stefan Poszik as Monkey #1
 * Peter Gersomke as Monkey #2
 * Klaus Miller as Squirrel

Trivia

 * The parrot's line, "Diamonds are the girl's best friend" is a clear reference to Carol Channing's 1949 song, Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.
 * The black panther's name, Bokassa, seems to be taken from the cannibalistic Central African military leader of the same name.