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The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Animated movie, first released on October 18, 1967 (US). It is the last animated movie produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production.
The story in this movie is loosely based on the Mowgli stories from The Jungle Book written by Rudyard Kipling. Where in the original stories Kaa (the snake) is a friend of Mowgli, in this movie Kaa is the enemy and wants to eat Mowgli.

See also

• Bill Peet
• Recycled Animation
• Script 1967

Delightful jazz-inspired songs make this a Disney classic.

Songs in this movie

• Colonel Hathi's March
• The Bare Necessities
• I Wanna Be Like You (the king of the swingers)
• Trust In Me
• That's What Friends Are For
• My Own Home

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