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Jungle Book is a 1942 fantasy and action film directed by Zoltan Korda and produced by Alexander Korda. The screenplay was written by Laurence Stallings, with music composed by Miklós Rózsa. The cast includes Sabu Dastagir, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, and Frank Puglia. The film was produced in the United States and the United Kingdom, with distribution handled by United Artists.
Set in the jungle of India, the narrative features characters such as Bagheera, Baloo, Hathi, and Kaa. The production design was handled by Vincent Korda, while Lee Garmes and W. Howard Greene served as directors of photography. The film has a runtime of 106 to 108 minutes and was released on April 3, 1942, with other dates including January 1, 1942, and August 12, 1949. It was produced for a cost of 250,000 and grossed 11,000,000 at the box office.
Critical reception includes a review score of 6.9 out of 10 and 54%, alongside an IMDb rating of 6.7. The film is available on video on demand through providers such as HBO Max, MGM+, and the Criterion Channel. Its tagline describes a jewelled secret city guarded by the jungle's fiercest denizens.
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6.4Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including his widowed mother. Continuing to maintain a relationship with the jungle, adventures follow.
Cast
- Sabu as Mowgli
- Joseph Calleia as Buldeo
- John Qualen as The Barber
- Frank Puglia as The Pundit
- Rosemary DeCamp as Messua
- Patricia O'Rourke as Mahala
Themes
- treasure
- tiger
- greed
- human animal relationship
- giant snake
- revenge
- jungle
- india
- cobra
- raised by wolves
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Zoltan Korda
- Screenplay by
- Laurence Stallings
- Based on
- The Jungle Book , by Rudyard Kipling
- Produced by
- Alexander Korda
- Starring
- Sabu Joseph Calleia John Qualen Frank Puglia Rosemary De Camp Patricia O'Rourke Ralph Byrd
- Cinematography
- Lee Garmes , W. Howard Greene
- Edited by
- William Hornbeck
- Music by
- Miklós Rózsa
- Production companies
- Alexander Korda Films, Inc.
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release date
- April 3, 1942 ( 1942-04-03 )
- Running time
- 108 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- £250,000 ( $1 million )
- Box office
- $11 million ( estimation</span>"}]]}'>est. )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Zoltan Korda
- Screenwriter
- Laurence Stallings
- Cast member
- Faith Brook
- Composer
- Miklós Rózsa
- Producer
- Alexander Korda
- Cinematographer
- W. Howard Greene
- Narrative location
- India
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 643661
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Jungle Book 1942.jpg
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- publication date
- 1949-08-12
- Commons category
- Jungle Book (1942 film)
- film editor
- William Hornbeck
- title
- Jungle Book
- production designer
- Vincent Korda
- distributed by
- United Artists
- different from
- The Jungle Book
- set in environment
- jungle
- review score
- 54%
- capital cost
- 250000
- box office
- 11000000
- characters
- Shere Khan
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Encyclopedic overview
The Jungle Book Jungle Book or Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book is a 1942 independent Technicolor action-adventure film by the Korda brothers, loosely adapted from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894). The story centers on Mowgli, a feral youth who is kidnapped by villagers who are cruel to the jungle animals as they attempt to steal a dead king's cursed treasure. The film was directed by Zoltán Korda and produced by his brother Alexander, with the art direction by their younger brother Vincent. The screenplay was written by Laurence Stallings. The film stars Indian-born actor Sabu as Mowgli. Although the film is in the public domain, the master 35mm elements are with ITV Studios Global Entertainment. An official video release is currently available via The Criterion Collection.
The cinematography was by Lee Garmes and W. Howard Greene and the music was by Miklós Rózsa. Because of World War II, the Korda brothers moved their filmmaking to Hollywood in 1940, and Jungle Book is one of the films they produced during that Hollywood period. The film was a commercial success at the box office.
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