The Jungle is JUMPIN’!|Oct. 18, 1967|United States|78 Min.|G
Genre: Adventure;Animation;Family
Description: “The Jungle Book,” released in 1967, tells the story of Mowgli, a young orphan boy discovered in a basket deep within the jungles of India by Bagheera, a black panther. Bagheera takes Mowgli to Raksha, a mother wolf who raises him alongside her own cubs. Over the next ten years, Mowgli becomes deeply familiar with jungle life, playing and growing up with his wolf siblings. Although Bagheera is happy to see Mowgli’s joy, he worries that the boy must eventually return to the human world.
One night, the wolf pack learns that Shere Khan, a dangerous Bengal tiger, has returned to their part of the jungle. Concerned for Mowgli’s safety, the pack leader, Akela, decides the boy must leave. Bagheera volunteers to escort Mowgli to a nearby human village, but Mowgli resists, determined to stay in the jungle. Along the way, they encounter Kaa, a python who tries to devour Mowgli, but Bagheera saves him. The next morning, Mowgli attempts to join an elephant patrol led by Colonel Hathi but ends up meeting Baloo, a carefree sloth bear. Baloo promises to raise Mowgli himself, refusing to take him to the village.
However, Mowgli soon faces another challenge when he is kidnapped by a group of monkeys and taken to their leader, King Louie, an orangutan. King Louie offers to help Mowgli stay in the jungle in exchange for knowledge of how to make fire, but Mowgli, having been raised in the wild, doesn’t know. Bagheera and Baloo come to his rescue, and during the chaos, King Louie’s palace is destroyed. The story highlights Mowgli’s journey of self-discovery and the challenges he faces as he navigates between the jungle and the human world.”
Cast director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast actor: Bruce Reitherman, Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, Louis Prima, J. Pat O’Malley, Verna Felton, Clint Howard, Chad Stuart
Original name: The Jungle Book