Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated adventure musical romantic historical drama fantasy film based on the life of the Powhatan woman Pocahontas and the arrival of English colonial settlers from the Virginia Company. The film romanticises Pocahontas's encounter with John Smith and her legendary saving of his life. The film was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 10, 1995. It is the 33rd Disney animated feature film and the sixth film produced and released during the period known as the Disney Renaissance.
The film was directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg (his feature directorial debut). The voice cast stars Irene Bedard and Mel Gibson as Pocahontas and Smith, respectively, with David Ogden Stiers, Russell Means, Christian Bale, Billy Connolly, and Linda Hunt providing other voices. The score was written by Alan Menken, who also wrote the film's songs with Stephen Schwartz.
After making his directorial debut with The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Gabriel conceived the film during a Thanksgiving weekend. The project went into development concurrently with The Lion King (1994), and attracted most of Disney's top animators. Meanwhile, Disney studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg decided the film should be a serious romantic epic in the vein of Beauty and the Beast (1991), in hope that like Beauty, it would also be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Screenwriters Carl Binder, Susannah Grant, and Philip LaZebnik took creative liberties with history in an attempt to make the film palatable to audiences.
Pocahontas received mixed reactions from reviewers, who praised its animation and music, but criticized its story with its lack of focus on tone. The film's historical inaccuracies and racial overtones received polarized responses. Pocahontas earned over $346 million at the box office. The film received two Academy Awards for Best Musical or Comedy Score for Menken and Best Original Song for "Colors of the Wind". According to critics, Pocahontas has influenced subsequent films.
English[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date:
- USA - 15 June 1995 (New York City, New York) (premiere)
- USA - 16 June 1995 (limited)
- Canada - 23 June 1995
- USA - 23 June 1995
- Australia - 23 August 1995
- UK - 6 October 1995
- Ireland - 13 October 1995
- USA - 6 June 2000 (DVD premiere)
- USA - 3 May 2005 (DVD) (10th Anniversary Edition)
Albanian[]
Title: Pokahontas
Arabic[]
Title: بوكاهونتاس
Release date:
- Official Dub - 1995
- TV dub - October 17, 2013
| Name | Dubbed | Dubber | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offical Dub | TV Dub | ||||
| Speaking | Singing | Speaking | Singing | ||
| Pocahontas | بوكاهونتاس | Gihan El-Naser / جيهان الناصر | |||
| John Smith | جون سميث | Gamal Abdel Naser / جمال عبد الناصر | ? | Hani Abdel Hay / هاني عبد الحي | Ziad El-Sherif / زياد الشريف |
| Ratcliffe | راتكليف | Ali Hasanein / علي حسنين | Isam Seif / عصام سيف | Ali Hasanein / علي حسنين | Ilhami Amin / إلهامي أمين |
| Grandmother Willow | الجدة ويلو | Amina Rizq / أمينة رزق | Laila Jamal / ليلى جمال | Nadia Shokry / نادية شكري | Yasmine Yaser / ياسمين ياسر |
| Powhatan | بواتان | Rashwan Tawfiq / رشوان توفيق | Sayyed Basyuni / سيد بسيوني | Ibrahim Ba'lousha / إبراهيم بعلوشة | Ezzat Ghanem / عزت غانم (?) |
| Thomas | توماس | Ihab Fahmi / إيهاب فهمي | Ziad El-Sherif / زياد الشريف | ||
| Lon | لون | Ahmad Siyam / أحمد صيام | Rodwan Sawwan / رضوان صوان | ||
| Ben | بين | Sa'id El-Salih / سعيد الصالح | Mustafa El-Baraa / مصطفى البراء | ||
| Nakoma | ناكوما | Lobna Wanis / لبنى ونيس | Lubna Wanas / لبنى ونس | ||
| Kocoum | كوكوم | Majdi Kamel / مجدي كامل | Mohammad Abu 'Amira / محمد أبو عميرة | ||
| Wiggins | ويجنز | Adel Khalaf / عادل خلف | Adel Khalaf / عادل خلف | ? | |
| Kekata | كيكاتا | Ahmad Sami Abdullah / أحمد سامي عبد الله | Mohammad Jibril / محمد جبريل | ||
Additional voices (TV Dub)[]
- Amal Abdullah / أمل عبد الله
- Ahmad Salah / أحمد صلاح
- Asmaa Samir / أسماء سمير
- Dina El-Baraa / دينا البراء
- Khaled El-Shershabi / خالد الشرشابي
- Mahmoud Hammouda / محمود حمودة
- Mustafa Samir / مصطفى سمير
Singers (TV Dub)[]
Choir:[]
- Ezzidine Mamdouh / عز الدين ممدوح
- Hisham El-Jondi / هشام الجندي
- Mahmoud Imad El-Din / محمود عماد الدين
- Noha Fekry / نهى فكري
- Noha Qais / نهى قيس
- Ziad El-Sherif / زياد الشريف
Other Info:[]
- Gihan El-Naser was originally the dubbing director of the movie. Four girls were initially chosen to try out for Pocahontas' role, and Gihan was only supposed to guide and help them. She didn't known her recordings had been sent to Disney, and they finally chose her because they found she was more fitting to Pocahontas than the other four girls nominated.
- Gihan El-Naser recorded the dialogues of Pocahontas in 6 hours, and the songs in two days.
- The TV dubbing was produced to dub the movie in Modern Standard Arabic. All marks of affection, love and magic were censored by TV channel JeemTV
Brazilian Poruguese[]
Title: Pocahontas / Pocahontas: O Encontro de Dois Mundos (video title)
Release date: 30 June 1995
Bulgarian[]
Title: Покахонтас
Canadian French[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 23 June 1995
| Dubbing director: | Vincent Davy |
|---|---|
| Translator: | |
| Musical director: | Daniel Scott |
| Singer Coordinator: | Josée Lalonde |
| Lyricist: | Philippe Leduc, courtesy of Les Productions de l'Encrier Inc. |
| Sound engineer (dialogues): | Benjamin Ciolek |
| Sound engineer (songs): | Mario Brillon |
| Mixing engineer: | Michel Charron |
| Philippe Espantoso | |
| Production Manager: | Patricia Gariépy |
| Production Coordinator: | Marcelle Cadieux |
| Dubbing studio: | AstralTech Inc. |
Added song "If I Never Knew You" 2005[]
| Musical director: | ? |
|---|---|
| Lyricist: | ? |
| Song-Recording studio: | ? |
| Name | Dubbers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | Speaking | Singing |
| Pocahontas | Lisette Dufour | Stéphanie Martin | |
| John Smith | Daniel Picard | Robin Vaillancourt | |
| Governor Ratcliffe | Ratcliffe | Ronald France | José Paradis |
| Chief Powhatan | Powhatan | Hubert Fielden | Michel Comeau |
| Grandmother Willow | Grand-mère Saule | Louise Turcot | Catherine Léveillé |
| Wiggins | Marc Béland | ||
| Kekata | Serge Bossac | ||
| Kocoum | James Hyndman | ||
| Nakoma | Camille Cyr-Desmarais | ||
| Thomas | Jacques Lussier | ||
| Ben | Pierre Auger | ||
| Lon | Yves Massicotte | ||
Choir:[]
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Other Info:[]
- The added song "If I Never Knew You" can only be found on the 2005 DVD
Castilian Spanish[]
- Release date : Spain - October 30, 1995
| Name | Dubbed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | Speaking | Singing |
| Pocahontas | Marta Barbará | Gema Castaño | |
| John Smith | Jordi Brau | Tony Cruz | |
| Governor Ratcliffe | Gobernador Ratcliffe | Miguel Ángel Jenner | |
| Wiggins | Antonio Gómez de Vicente | Javier Pontón | |
| Powhatan | Enric Arredondo | Juan Cánovas | |
| Grand-Mother Willow | Abuela Sauce | Marta Martorell | |
| Thomas | Ángel de Gracia | ||
| Ben | Francisco Garriga | ||
| Lon | Rafael Calvo | ||
| Nakoma | Ana Pallejá | ||
| Kocoum | Juan Antonio Bernal | ||
| Kekata | Vicens Manuel Doménech | Santiago Aguirre | |
| Wind | Viento | María Caneda | |
| End Credits Soloist "Colors of the Wind" :
End Credits Duet "If I Never Knew You" : |
John Secada & Shanice Wilson | Latin Spanish dubbing
Vanessa Williams | Latin Spanish dubbing |
Choir:[]
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Croatian[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 15 November 1995
Czech[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 6 December 1995
Danish[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 24 November 1995
Dutch[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: November 23, 1995
Director: Maria Lindes
Dialogue translation: John Tak
Musical director: John Ross
Song translation: Koen van Dijk
Producers:
- Karin Bakker
- Suzan Overmeer
Sound technology:
- Wim Post
- Bert Marskamp
Dialogue assembly: Carla van der Meijs
Voice recording: Hans Bedeker - Wisseloord Studios
Dubbing studio: Meta Sound B.V.
| Name | Dubber | |
|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | |
| Pocahontas | Pia Douwes | |
| John Smith | Peter Blok | |
| Ratcliffe | Ernst Daniël Smid | |
| Powhatan | Peter Bolhuis | |
| Grandmother Willow | Grootmoeder Wilg | Emmy Lopes Dias |
| Wiggins | René van 't Hof | |
| Thomas | Paul Groot | |
| Lon | Jan Anne Drenth | |
| Ben | Just Meyer | |
| Nakoma | Isa Hoes | |
| Kocoum | John Jones | |
| Kekata | Ger Smit | |
| Wind | Wynanda Zeevaader | |
Singers[]
Choir:
- Joep Bröcheler
- Pauline Dekker
- Wim Jan van Deuveren
- Herman van Doorn
- Paul Erkamp
- Carmen Gomes
- Kees van Hees
- Henriëtte Hugenholtz
- Mandy Huydts
- Niek Idelenburg
- Rein Kolpa
- Marius Kwaks
- Hans Latour
- Blanche Leusink
- Johan Lippens
- Matthijs Mesdag
- Edward Reekers
- Pim Roos
- Jaap Smit
- Marjolein Spijkers
- René Veen
- Mario Veldpape
- Max Werner
- Wynanda Zeevaarder
Other Info:[]
- The added song "If I Never Knew You" can only be found on the 2005 DVD.
European French[]
Title: Pocahontas, une Légende Indienne
Release date: November 22, 2015
Dialogue adaptation: Philippe Videcoq
Song adaptation: Luc Aulivier
Production director: Marie Christine Chevalier
Assistant production director: Dalia Mesli
Artistic director of dubbing: Philippe Videcoq
Artistic director of music: Georges Costa
Recording of dialogues and songs: Frederic Dray
Detection: Boualem Lamhene
Calligraphy:
- Edith Warluzel
- Anouche Danielan
Mixing:
- Frederic Dray
- Frederic Echelard
Dubbing studio: Dubbing Brothers
| Name | Dubber | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | Speaking | Singing |
| Pocahontas | Mathilda May | Laura Mayne | |
| John Smith | Michel Papineschi | Olivier Constantin | |
| Grandmother Willow | Grand-Mere Feuillage | Annie Cordy | |
| Governor Radcliffe | Le Gouverneur Radcliffe | Raymond Gérôme | Patrick Rocca |
| Wiggins | Élie Semoun | ||
| Chief Powhatan | Powhatan | Michel Bardinet | Jacques Mercier |
| Wind | Vent | Karine Costa | |
| Kekata | André Valmy | ||
| Nekata | Yumi Fujimori | ||
| Kocoum | Tanguy Goasdoué | ||
| Thomas | Bruno Choël | ||
| Lon | Georges Aubert | ||
| Ben | Marc Alfos | ||
Singers[]
If I Never Knew You singers - Noam & Mimi Félixine
Choir:
- Philippe Gaudin
- Jose Germain
- Jean Stout
- Georges Costa
- Francine Chanterau
- Jacques Loisil
- Jean Claude Corbel
- Caterine Welch
- Tony Bonfils
- Mathilde Latorel
- Claude Lombard
- Jean Claude Briodin
- Olivier Constantin
- Michel Costa
- Dominique Poulain
- Claude Chauvet
European Portuguese[]
Finnish[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 1 December 1995
German[]
Title: Pocahontas : Eine Indianische Legende
Release date: November 16, 1995
Dialogue director: Lutz Riedel
Translator: Marianne Gross
Musical director: Andreas Hommelsheim
Lyricists:
- Lutz Riedel
- Frank Lenart (Colors of the Wind)
Dubbing studio:
- Berliner Synchron
- Wenzel Lüdecke
| Name | Dubber | |
|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | |
| Pocahontas | Alexandra Wilcke | |
| John Smith | Sigmar Solbach | |
| Grandmother Willow | Großmutter Weide | Hildegard Knef |
| Governor Radcliffe | Radcliffe | Joachim Kemmer |
| Wiggins | Wilfried Herbst | |
| Chief Powhatan | Powhatan | Gerd Holtenau |
| Wind | Constance Knapp | |
| Kekata | Helmut Heyne | |
| Kocoum | Bernd Vollbrecht | |
| Nakoma | Irina von Bentheim | |
| Thomas | Gunnar Helm | |
| Lon | Stefan Fredrich | |
| Ben | Karl Schulz | |
Singers[]
End credits singer: Jennifer Rush
Choir:[]
- Norman Ascot
- Friedemann Benner
- Sylvia Christoph
- Tom Cunningham
- Harry Ermer
- Mike Fischer
- Heike Gentsch
- Denise Gorzelanny
- Achim Götz
- Bernd Grigalat
- Mark Gruett
- Rolf-Dieter Heinrich
- Draga Hoffmann-Balenovic
- Agnes Hoffmann-Radic
- Stefan Höls
- Joachim Hübner
- Bernd Klinzmann
- Constance Knapp
- Slawtscho Kourschoumov
- Ingo Kulina
- Thomas Langlotz
- Martina Metzler-Champion
- Frieder Neubert
- Attila Picklaps
- Rüdiger Scheibl
- Gerhard Schmuckert
- Harry Schöppel
- Stefan Slowik
- Frank Sufalko
- Gundula Ulbrich
- Ralf Vornberger
- Dieter Winterle
Greek[]
Title: Ποκαχόντας
Release date: 1 December 1995
Hebrew[]
Title: פוקהונטס
Release date: 26 June 1995
Hungarian[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 29 November 1995
Icelandic[]
Indonesian[]
Italian[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 24 November 1995
Japanese[]
Title: ポカホンタス
Release date: 21 July 1995
Kazakh[]
Title: Покахонтас / Pokahontas (Pocahontas)
Release date: March 23, 2021
Korean[]
Title: 포카혼타스
Release date: 30 June 1995
Latin Spanish[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date:
- Mexico - 30 June 1995
- Argentina & Peru - 6 July 1995
Lithuanian[]
Title: Pokahonta
Malay[]
Mandarin Chinese[]
Title: 風中奇緣
Release date: 14 July 1995
Norwegian[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 1 December 1995
Polish[]
 Polish | |||||||
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| Title | Release date(s) | Dubbing studio | Staff | ||||
| Pocahontas | November 17, 1995 |
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| Name | Dubber | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | Speaking | Singing |
| Pocahontas | Małgorzata Foremniak | Edyta Górniak | |
| John Smith | Cezary Morawski | Jacek Borkowski | |
| Governor Ratcliffe | Ratcliffe | Krzysztof Kołbasiuk | |
| Chief Powhatan | Powhatan | Janusz Zakrzeński | |
| Grandmother Willow | Babcia Wierzba | Barbara Drapińska | |
| Wiggins | Grzegorz Wons | ||
| Kekata | Ryszard Nawrocki | ||
| Kocoum | Piotr Szwedes | ||
| Nakoma | Dominika Ostałowska | ||
| Thomas | Tomasz Kozłowicz | ||
| Ben | Jan Kulczycki | ||
| Lon | Jacek Czyż | ||
Additional voices:[]
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Choir:[]
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Other Info:[]
- Krzysztof Kołbasiuk, the voice of Ratcliffe, went to heaven on March 3, 2006 from a heart attack. He was 53 years-old.
- Elżbieta Sajnok-Gałecka (Choir) was miscredited as Elżbieta Sajnak-Gałecka.
Romanian[]
Title: Pocahontas
Russian[]
Title: Покахонтас
Release date: 13 July 1995
Serbian[]
Title: Покахонтас
Slovak[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 29 November 1995
Slovene[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 22 November 1995
Swedish[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 17 November 1995
Thai[]
Turkish[]
Title: Pocahontas
Release date: 19 January 1996
Ukranian[]
Title: Покахонтас