Jungle Book

1942

1h 46m

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6.3/10

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Adventure

Fantasy

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Mowgli, 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.

Directors

Zoltan Korda

Writers

Rudyard Kipling(novel by)

Laurence Stallings(adaptation by)

Stars

Sabu

Joseph Calleia

John Qualen

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Mowgli

Buldeo

The Barber

The Pundit

Messua

Mahala

Durga

English Woman

Sikh

Rao

Kaa (voice) (uncredited)

Rama Bai

Villager (uncredited)

Martha Wentworth

White Hood (uncredited)

Directors

Zoltan Korda

Writers

Rudyard Kipling(novel by)

Laurence Stallings(adaptation by)

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7/10

A British lady is shopping in a marketplace when she happens upon a storyteller who is regaling his listeners with a tale of adventure: an infant "Mowgli" (Sabu) wanders off from his crib into the jungle; his parents seek him out but his father falls prey to the deadly tiger "Shere Khan" and in all the confusion the child is lost. He finds himself in a cave with wolves who treat him as one of their own and he is reared to young manhood as a child of the wilderness. His curiosity starts to get the better of him, however, and he is drawn to the village of people. When he dares to go in, he is captured and adopted by a lady who takes care of him much to the chagrin of local hunter "Buldeo" (Joseph Calleia) who bides his time until he can deal with this young man. "Mowgli" seeks to avenge himself on the tiger and so buys a "tooth" (knife) and sets off into the jungle for some hand-to-hand combat; he also discovers an huge treasure in an abandoned temple and the scene is set for his final battle with his greedy nemesis. This is the original live-action film: the use of real animals creates a wonderfully genuine effect; the colours are vivid and the story of compassion, love, avarice, treachery and recklessness is told in a wonderfully simple, yet engaging fashion. Sabu never was the best actor to grace our screens, but in this he is authentic and charming and the outdoor settings create the perfect backdrop for this super story.

Geronimo196726 Jun, 2022