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human boy, Mowgli, is raised in the jungle by wolves
until it is deemed unsafe for him to stay because of Shere Khan,
the tiger, who has vowed to kill the mancub. Bagheera, the panther,
is selected to accompany Mowgli on his journey back to
civilization, but has a difficult time because the boy does not
want to leave. Meeting Baloo the bear, a lovable "jungle bum,"
Mowgli is even more certain he wants to stay with his friends. But
after an encounter with the mad King Louie of the Apes, when he is
pressed to return to the man village by Baloo and Bagheera, Mowgli
runs away. Alone in the jungle, he meets Shere Khan, but only after
the last-minute intervention of his friends does he manage to
defeat the tiger. Soon after, he meets a young girl from the man
village and willingly returns to civilization. |
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Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of the jungle was the last animated
feature Walt Disney supervised, and became one of Disney's all-time
box-office winners. Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman wrote the
songs, which include "I Wanna Be Like You," "Trust in Me," "My Own
Home," "That's What Friends Are For," and "Colonel Hathi's March,"
and Terry Gilkyson provided the Oscar®-nominated "Bare
Necessities." |
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Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Starring: the voices of Phil
Harris (Baloo), Sebastian Cabot (Bagheera), Louis Prima (King
Louie), George Sanders (Shere Khan), Sterling Holloway (Kaa), J.
Pat O'Malley (Vulture), and Bruce Reitherman (Mowgli). 78 min. It
was rereleased in theaters in 1978, 1984, and 1990. Released on
video in 1991. A live action version of the story was released in
1994. |
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