Jungle Book
About Jungle Book
Mowgli, lost in the Indian jungle as a toddler after a tiger kills his parents, is raised by wolves. Years later villagers kidnap him. They are cruel to the animals and are after a dead king's cursed treasure. He also finds his widowed mother in the village. Sabu plays Mowgli. The film is a loose adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's 1894 Jungle Book. It is also called Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.
Cast & crew
More about Jungle Book
Zoltan Korda directed. Alexander Korda produced it. Vincent Korda did the art direction. Laurence Stallings wrote the screenplay. Lee Garmes and W. Howard Greene photographed the Technicolor. Miklós Rózsa wrote the music. William Hornbeck edited it. United Artists released it. Wikidata dates a release of 3 April 1942 and times it at 108 minutes. Because of the war the Kordas had moved production to Hollywood in 1940. Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia, and Rosemary DeCamp are billed. It was nominated for Academy Awards for color cinematography, color art direction, original score, and special effects. The film is in the public domain. The master 35mm elements are with ITV Studios Global Entertainment. Copies are on the Internet Archive and on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Background
The Korda brothers shot it in Hollywood after moving production there in 1940 because of the war.
Look
Lee Garmes and W. Howard Greene photographed it in Technicolor.
Music
Miklós Rózsa wrote the music.
Preservation
Public domain. Master 35mm elements are with ITV Studios Global Entertainment. Copies are on the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Sabu was born in India.
- The English Wikipedia calls the box-office result a commercial success.
- The Internet Archive identifier is JungleBook.
Scenes
- Villagers take Mowgli while they hunt the dead king's cursed treasure.
Influenced by
- Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
Also available
- Internet Archive (JungleBook)