The original "Jungle Book" movie was filmed in 1942. Directed by Zoltan Korda, it starred Sabu, Jospeh Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia, Rosemary DeCamp and Noble Johnson.
This Rudyard Kipling fantasy is about a boy (Sabu) who was raised by wolves. The film was remade twice by Disney.
"Jungle Book" (1967) was a Disney animation with voices of Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley and others.
The film was remade in 1998 as a live action direct-to-video movie called "The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story."
"Jungle Book 2" (2003) was also an animation with the voices of John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman, Conner Funk, Bob Joles, Tony Jay, Phil Collins and others. In this sequel, Mowgli leaves the village to rejoin old friends in the jungle.
Story:
Teenaged Mowgli, who was raised by wolves, appears in a village in India and is adopted by Messua. Mowgli learns human language and some human ways quickly, though keeping jungle ideas.
Influential Merchant Buldeo is bigoted against 'beasts' including Mowgli; not so Buldeo's pretty daughter, whom Mowgli takes on a jungle tour where they find a treasure, setting the evil of human greed in motion. The film was nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins.
Director: Zoltan Korda
Producer: Alexander Korda
Production Company: United Artists
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Fantasy; Action; Adventure, Family
Contact Information: www.k-otic.com
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
Run Time: 108 min
