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Pocahontas

1995 animated film directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg

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"Pocahontas" is a 1995 animated film directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg that tells a fictionalized story inspired by the historical figure of Pocahontas and her encounters with English colonists in early America. The film became a significant cultural artifact that introduced many people to a version of this story, though it differs considerably from historical facts.

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Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated musical historical drama film loosely based on the life of Powhatan woman Pocahontas and the arrival of English settlers from the Virginia Company. It was directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg from a screenplay written by Carl Binder, Susannah Grant, and Philip LaZebnik. Produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, the film romanticizes Pocahontas's encounter with John Smith and her legendary saving of his life.

The film stars the voices of Irene Bedard and Mel Gibson as Pocahontas and Smith, respectively, with David Ogden Stiers, Russell Means, Christian Bale, Michelle St. John, James Apaumut Fall, Billy Connolly, Joe Baker, Gordon Tootoosis, and Linda Hunt in supporting roles. The score was composed by Alan Menken, who also wrote the film's songs with lyricist Stephen Schwartz.