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The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.
Language
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue $378,000,000
English
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue $378,000,000
Keywords
based on novel or book
narration
human animal relationship
cartoon
villain
musical
feral child
coming of age
anthropomorphism
jungle
orphan
india
animal lead
Casts
Bruce Reitherman
Mowgli the Man Cub (voice)
Phil Harris
Baloo the Bear (voice)
Sebastian Cabot
Bagheera the Panther (voice)
George Sanders
Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)
Sterling Holloway
Kaa the Snake (voice)
Louis Prima
King Louie of the Apes (voice)
J. Pat O'Malley
Col. Hathi the Elephant / Buzzie (voice)
Clint Howard
Junior (voice)
Chad Stuart
Dizzy (voice)
Lord Tim Hudson
Flaps (voice)
John Abbott
Akela (voice)
Ben Wright
Rama (voice)
Darleen Carr
The Girl (voice)
Verna Felton
Winifred (voice)
Bill Lee
Shere Khan (singing) / Elephant Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
Digby Wolfe
Ziggy (voice) (uncredited)
Hal Smith
Slob Elephant (uncredited)
Pete Henderson
Bandar-Log (voice) (uncredited)
Bill Skiles
Bandar-Log (voice) (uncredited)
Leo De Lyon
Flunky Monkey (voice) (uncredited)
Ralph Wright
Gloomy Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
James MacDonald
Shere Khan & Bagheera’s Roars (voice) (uncredited)
Crews
Rudyard Kipling
Novel
Walt Disney
Producer
George Bruns
Original Music Composer
Tom Acosta
Editor
Norman Carlisle
Editor
Wolfgang Reitherman
Director
Larry Clemmons
Story
Ralph Wright
Story
Ken Anderson
Story
Vance Gerry
Story
John Tucker
Animation Production Assistant
Milt Kahl
Animation Director
Ollie Johnston
Animation Director
Frank Thomas
Animation Director
John Lounsbery
Animation Director
Don Griffith
Layout
Basil Davidovich
Layout
Tom Codrick
Layout
Dale Barnhart
Layout
Sylvia Roemer
Layout
Al Dempster
Background Designer
Bill Layne
Background Designer
Ralph Hulett
Background Designer
Art Riley
Background Designer
Thelma Witmer
Background Designer
Frank Armitage
Background Designer
Don A. Duckwall
Production Manager
Robert O. Cook
Sound
Evelyn Kennedy
Music Editor
Walter Sheets
Orchestrator
Robert B. Sherman
Songs
Richard M. Sherman
Songs
Rudyard Kipling
Story
Backdrops & Posters
