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The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book (1967)

The Jungle is JUMPIN'!

Release:1967
Runtime:1h 18m
Country:United States
Director:Wolfgang Reitherman
Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationFamily
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Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookNarrationHuman Animal RelationshipCartoonvillainmusicalFeral ChildComing Of Age
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The Jungle Book rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 211K votes
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic65%
TMDb7.3/10· 7K votes

With 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 65/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Jungle Book

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.

Cast of The Jungle Book

  • Bruce Reitherman

    Bruce Reitherman

    as Mowgli the Man Cub (voice)

  • Phil Harris

    Phil Harris

    as Baloo the Bear (voice)

  • Sebastian Cabot

    Sebastian Cabot

    as Bagheera the Panther (voice)

  • George Sanders

    George Sanders

    as Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)

  • Sterling Holloway

    Sterling Holloway

    as Kaa the Snake (voice)

  • Louis Prima

    Louis Prima

    as King Louie of the Apes (voice)

  • J. Pat O'Malley

    J. Pat O'Malley

    as Col. Hathi the Elephant / Buzzie (voice)

  • Clint Howard

    Clint Howard

    as Junior (voice)

  • C

    Chad Stuart

    as Dizzy (voice)

  • L

    Lord Tim Hudson

    as Flaps (voice)

  • John Abbott

    John Abbott

    as Akela (voice)

  • Ben Wright

    Ben Wright

    as Rama (voice)

The Jungle Book facts

Budget
$4M
Box office
$378M
Collection
The Jungle Book Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Coming of age animation captures feral child journey with charm
  • •Anthropomorphic animals bring whimsy to beloved literary classic
  • •Family adventure blends adventure and comedy seamlessly throughout

What the audience disliked

  • •Dated animation style feels primitive compared to modern standards
  • •Pacing occasionally drags during extended musical number sequences
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