The Jungle Book (1967)
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A feral child raised by wolves must navigate the dangers of the jungle while being pursued by a ruthless tiger.
The story
In the jungles of India, Bagheera the wise black panther discovers an orphaned baby boy and brings him to a pack of wolves, who name him Mowgli. Ten years later, the pack learns that the murderous Bengal tiger Shere Khan has returned to their area of the jungle. Knowing that he hates humans and will stop at nothing to kill Mowgli, the pack decides that the latter must leave; Bagheera agrees to escort Mowgli to a nearby "Man-Village", though Mowgli is reluctant to leave the only home he has ever known, as he does not fear Shere Khan, and believes he can last against him.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After Bagheera and Mowgli are separated, Mowgli meets Baloo, a carefree sloth bear, and is later captured by monkeys led by King Louie. During his journey, Mowgli is repeatedly targeted by the python Kaa and eventually confronted by the tiger Shere Khan. After a fierce confrontation where Mowgli uses a burning branch to drive Shere Khan away, he eventually reaches the Man-Village. There, he meets a girl and accepts his identity as a human, while Baloo and Bagheera return to the jungle.
- First release year
- 1967
- Runtime (minutes)
- 78
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Wolfgang Reitherman
- Writers
- Larry Clemmons · story; Ralph Wright · story; Ken Anderson · story; Vance Gerry · story
- Cast and characters
- Phil Harris · Baloo; Sebastian Cabot · Bagheera; Louis Prima · King Louie; George Sanders · Shere Khan; Sterling Holloway · Kaa; J. Pat O'Malley · Colonel Hathi; Verna Felton · Winifred; Clint Howard · Hathi Jr.
- Genres
- animated; musical; adventure
- Tone and mood
- light; adventure
- Setting
- The jungles of India.
- Premise and plot tags
- animal characters; fantasy
- Source material / true-story basis
- Mowgli stories from Rudyard Kipling's 1894 book of the same name
- Content notes
- outdated cultural depictions
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews upon release, with acclaim for its soundtrack and being described as a 'crowd-pleasing Disney classic'.
- Awards and nominations
- Best Original Song · Academy Awards · nomination
- Production trivia
- It was the final animated feature film produced by Walt Disney before his death.; The animation of the wolf cubs was redrawn from the dalmatian puppies in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
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