Family ·Animation ·Adventure · United States of America · 1967 · 1h 18m

The Jungle Book

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Director
Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast
Bruce Reitherman as Mowgli the Man Cub (voice) Phil Harris as Baloo the Bear (voice) Sebastian Cabot as Bagheera the Panther (voice) George Sanders as Shere Khan the Tiger (voice) Sterling Holloway as Kaa the Snake (voice) Louis Prima as King Louie of the Apes (voice)
Crew
Tom Acosta — Editor Norman Carlisle — Editor George Bruns — Original Music Composer Rudyard Kipling — Novel Larry Clemmons — Story Ralph Wright — Story
Tagline

The Jungle is JUMPIN'!

Synopsis

The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.

Trailer The Jungle Book — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or booknarrationhuman animal relationshipcartoonvillainmusicalferal childcoming of ageanthropomorphismjungleorphanindia
Key Collaborators
Wolfgang Reitherman Director Tom Acosta Editor Norman Carlisle Editor George Bruns Original Music Composer Rudyard Kipling Novel Larry Clemmons Story Ralph Wright Story Ken Anderson Story Vance Gerry Story Rudyard Kipling Story Walt Disney Producer
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