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Powhatan gives Pocahontas her mither's necklace as a present. In the Powhatan tribe in Virginia, Pocahontas, the dochter of Chief Powhatan, fears being possibly wed to Kocoum, a brave warrior whom she sees as too serious for her own free-spirited personality. Along the way, the Susan Constant is caught in a North Atlantic storm, and Smith saves a young, inexperienced crewmate named Thomas from drowning. On board are Captain John Smith and the voyage's leader Governor Ratcliffe, who seeks gold to bring him wealth and status. In 1607, the Susan Constant sails to the New World from London, carrying English settlers. A video game based on the film was released across various platforms shortly after the film's theatrical release, an the film itself was followed bi a direct-to-video sequel, entitled Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, released on August 25, 1998. Pocahontas received two Academy Awards for Best Musical or Comedy Score for Menken's score an Best Original Song for " Colors of the Wind". Nevertheless, the film was a commercial success, grossing $346 million at the worldwide box office. Pocahontas was released on Jtae a mixed reaction frae critics, who praised its animation an music but criticized its story an historical inaccuracy. The muisical score was written bi Alan Menken, wi sangs written bi Menken an lyricist Stephen Schwartz. The voice cast features Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, David Ogden Stiers, Russell Means, Christian Bale, Billy Connolly, an Linda Hunt. The 33rd Disney animatit feature film, the film is part of the era kent as the Disney Renaissance which lasted frae 19.ĭirected bi Mike Gabriel an Eric Goldberg, the film is inspired bi the known history an folklore surrounding the Native American woman Pocahontas an portrays a fictionalized account o her historical encounter wi Englishman John Smith an the Jamestown settlers that arrived frae the Virginia Company. Pocahontas is a 1995 American animatit epic muisical romantic- drama film produced bi Walt Disney Feature Animation an released bi Walt Disney Pictures.