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The Jungle Book (1967)

Director(s) Wolfgang Reitherman
Producer(s) Walt Disney (uncredited)
Top Genres Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Adaptation
Top Topics Book-Based, Disney
More Films Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman More Films Produced by Walt Disney More Films from 1967 More Films from the 1960s Top Classic Movies of the 1960s Top Book-Based Films

The Jungle Book Overview:

The Jungle Book (1967) was a Animation - Adventure Film directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and produced by Walt Disney.

SYNOPSIS

The 17th animated feature produced by Disney studios and the last film supervised by Walt Disney himself, this endearing feature is based on Rudyard Kipling's story about a boy named Mowgli raised by wolves in the wilderness of India. During his delightfully scary adventures with a series of wild creatures, Mowgli learns he must leave the jungle and be what nature intended him to be - a man. Delightful jazz-inspired songs, including "Trust In Me," I Wanna Be Like You," and "Bare Necessities," make this a Disney classic. The 30th Anniversary Limited Edition includes a featurette entitled The Making of the Jungle Book and a songbook featuring lyrics from the soundtrack.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - SongMusic and Lyrics by Terry GilkysonNominated
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The Jungle Book BlogHub Articles:

Mogli, o Menino Lobo (1942) / The Jungle Book (1942)

By Lê on May 28, 2016 From Critica Retro

Mogli, o Menino Lobo (1942) / The Jungle Book (1942) Talvez você tenha ido ver a nova aventura live-action da Disney, “The Jungle Book”. É provável que você tenha tido seu primeiro contato com a história de Mogli através do desenho de 1967, que também lhe ensinou que &#8220... Read full article

March to Disney: The Jungle Book – Beyond the Bare Necessities

By Bernardo Villela on Mar 9, 2014 From The Movie Rat

Introduction Last year to coincide with a trip to Walt Disney World in March, I decided to have a month-long focus on Disney fare. Their vaults are vast and varied enough such that this is a theme that could recur annually. Below you will find links to the inaugural posts written for the theme. The... Read full article

The Jungle Book (1967)

By Kristen on Feb 23, 2013 From Journeys in Classic Film

The final Disney movie of the 1960s is dampened by tragedy.  The Jungle Book is cited as the last animated movie Walt Disney would personally oversee, as well as being the last movie to have Verna Felton as a voice actress; Felton died the day before Disney himself.  With that, there’s a som... Read full article

Mogli, o Menino Lobo (1942) / The Jungle Book (1942)

By Lê on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

Mogli, o Menino Lobo (1942) / The Jungle Book (1942) Talvez você tenha ido ver a nova aventura live-action da Disney, “The Jungle Book”. É provável que você tenha tido seu primeiro contato com a história de Mogli através do desenho de 1967, que também lhe ensinou que &#822... Read full article

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The Jungle Book Quotes:

[Shere Khan is calmly stalking a deer just as Colonel Hathi and the other elephants frighten off his would-be prey with their noise]
Elephants: Hut, two, three, four. Hut, two, three, four.
Shere Khan: What beastly luck! Confound that ridiculous Colonel Hathi!
[Shere Khan watches Colonel Hathi and the other elephants look for Mowgli while tearing down a bunch of trees]
Shere Khan: Element of surprise? Ho! I say. And now for my rendez-vous with the lost man-cub.
King Louie: [singing] Now, I'm the king of the swingers, whoa / The jungle V.I.P. / I've reached the top and had to stop / And that's what's botherin' me / I wanna be a man, Man Cub / And stroll right into town / And be just like the other men / I'm tired of monkeyin' around.
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The Jungle Book Facts
Kaa's song "Trust in me" was originally written for Mary Poppins as "Land of sand" but not used.
Bill Peet worked on the adaptation for over a year.
When Walt Disney rejected original screenwriter Bill Peet's submitted screenplay, Peet quit the project.
Col. Hathi mentions that he received the Victoria Cross for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration which is, or has been, awarded for "most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valor or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy" and is awarded to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories. It takes precedence over all other orders, decorations and medals.
Walt Disney died during production of this film. Many people wondered at what the studio's fate would be, particularly the animation division. The film performed extremely well at the box office, ensuring that the animators would not be put out of work. Had the film failed, it is likely that animation would have been closed down at the Disney studio.
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