The Jungle Book (1967 movie) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Jungle Book is Disney's 19th animated feature film, first released on October 18, 1967. It is based, rather loosely, on the stories about the feral child Mowgli from the book The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. The movie remains one of Disney's most popular, and contained a number of classic songs, including "The Bare Necessities" and "I Wan'na Be Like You". Most of the songs are by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The film was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, and Mowgli was voiced by his son, Bruce Reitherman.Its characters include:
- Bagheera (panther)
- Several wolves
- Mowgli (human being)
- Hathi (elephant) (voiced by J. Pat O'Malley)
- Baloo (bear) (voiced by Phil Harris)
- King Louie (orang-utan) (voiced by Louis Prima)
- Four vultures