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Pocahontas

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• Animation
• Drama

• 1995
• Mike Gabriel
• 77 mins
• U

Summary

Animated romantic adventure from Disney, featuring the voices of Irene Bedard and Mel Gibson, that tells the story of the love affair between a native American princess and an English officer set against the background of conflict between their two peoples.

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Tom Hutchinson

This animated re-creation of the legendary romance between native American princess Pocahontas (voiced by Irene Bedard) and captain John Smith (Mel Gibson) in the 17th-century New World is visually stunning but historically flimsy. The first Disney animation to deal with a factual subject skilfully communicates both its "love conquers all" and ecological messages, although the greedy governor (David Ogden Stiers) is so over-the-top he's practically out of sight. A straight-to-video sequel followed in 1998, while supporting voice actor Christian Bale would later appear in Terrence Malick's superb 2005 live-action rendition of the same story.

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6.7/10

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• Sky Store

Credits

Cast

rolenamePocahontasIrene BedardJohn SmithMel GibsonLonJoe BakerThomasChristian BaleBenBilly ConnollyGrandmother WillowLinda HuntGovernor Ratcliffe / WigginsDavid Ogden StiersPocahontasJudy Kuhn

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Crew

rolenameDirectorMike GabrielDirectorEric Goldberg

Details

Released on

1995-10-06

Languages

English

Guidance

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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