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Mufasa's demise in The Lion King tops poll of most iconic film death scenes

The Disney classic beat memorable death scenes from Titanic and Psycho

Daisy Wyatt
Wednesday 04 March 2015 17:06 GMT
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It’s one of the saddest scenes Disney has ever dared to include in an animated children’s film.

The moment Mufasa’s evil brother Scar kills him by throwing him into a ravine of wildebeest in The Lion King has been voted the most iconic death scene by the British public.

Here are the top 10 most memorable death scenes chosen:

1. Scar, help me! - The Lion King

3. Marion Crane screams in the shower - Psycho

James Garner and Gena Rowland star as an older Noah and Allie
James Garner and Gena Rowland star as an older Noah and Allie (Rex Features)

5. Baz Luhrmann does Shakespearean tragedy

Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet
Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet (20th Century Fox)

6. Bambi's mum - Bambi

7. John's electrocution - The Green Mile

8. An alien grows from John Hurt's stomach - Alien

9. Sgt Elias gets left behind - Platoon

10. Howie realises he will be The Wicker Man

Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) in The Wicker Man
Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) in The Wicker Man (Rex Features)

The poll, which was conducted by funeral website perfectchoicefunerals.com, surveyed 2,256 British adults about their attitudes to death and how it is depicted in films and on TV.

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