A wolf-raised jungle boy brings the law of fang and river back to a “mighty city” that forgot how to live with nature.
Raised from infancy by wolves, Mowgli (Sabu) learns the Law of the Jungle from Baloo, Bagheera and the other “Free Companions,” only to be driven into the human village where he must relearn speech, customs, and family—and face the fearful suspicions of storyteller-hunter Buldeo (Joseph Calleia), barber (John Qualen), pundit (Frank Puglia) and his own long-lost mother Messua (Rosemary DeCamp). When Mowgli discovers a forgotten king’s treasure with Mahala (Patricia O’Rourke) and vows to settle his old score with Shere Khan, greed and fire ignite a clash between village and jungle that ends in a blazing judgement and a bittersweet farewell.
Original Title: Jungle Book (1942)
AKA: Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book • The Jungle Book
⭐️ STARRING
Sabu – Mowgli
Joseph Calleia – Buldeo / Storyteller
Patricia O’Rourke – Mahala
Rosemary DeCamp – Messua (Mowgli’s mother)
John Qualen – The Barber
Frank Puglia – The Pundit
Ralph Byrd – Durga
John Mather – Rao
Faith Brook – English Girl
Noble Johnson – Sikh
🎬 CREW
Directed by Zoltan Korda (The Thief of Bagdad, The Four Feathers)
Adaptation by Laurence Stallings
Based on the stories by Rudyard Kipling (The Jungle Book, Kim)
Musical score by Miklós Rózsa
🎯 WHY WATCH?
🗺️ Jungle Epic • 🐅 Man vs. Wild • 💰 Cursed Treasure
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Action / Adventure • Fantasy • Classic Hollywood Technicolor • Literary Adaptations
