While Bagheera and the wolves are pleased with how content the boy is with jungle life, they are also aware that he may have to return to his own kind eventually once he is able to take care of himself. Ten years later, Mowgli visits the wolves and gets his face licked eagerly when he arrives. She raises him along with her own cubs and Mowgli soon becomes well acquainted with jungle life. He promptly takes him to an Indian Wolf who has just had cubs. Mowgli ( Bruce Reitherman) is found in a basket as a baby in the deep jungles of Madhya Pradesh, India by Bagheera (Sebastian Cabot), the black panther.

8 Differences between the book and the film.

Though it should be noted that Disney did have a few successful films during that time period, most notably The Rescuers in 1977 and The Great Mouse Detective in 1986. However, Disney wouldn't receive a similar success until The Little Mermaid in 1989.

In its initial release, the popularity was comparable to that of The Lion King or Frozen, making it a great influence for some of today's biggest names in animation (such as Andreas Deja and Brad Bird). The film stands as one of the most popular Disney movies of all time. The film grossed over $73 million in the United States in its first release, and as much again from three re-releases.Īfter the film's success, Disney released two live-action remakes and a theatrical sequel. The film was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Most of the songs were written by Richard M. The film contains a number of classic songs, including ' The Bare Necessities' and ' I Wan'na Be Like You'. The film was inspired by the stories about the feral child Mowgli from the book of the same name by Rudyard Kipling. (However, Walt did work on a few projects before his death as well, most notably the majority of Disney's animated films that came out in the 1970s.) This is also the first animated feature released after Walt Disney's death. The 19th animated feature in the Disney Animated Canon, the film is noted for being along with The Aristocats ( 1970) the last film project to be approved by Walt Disney himself, who died during its production. Source The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on October 18, 1967.

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