The Jungle book (plus special effects production)

A young boy returns to his native village attempting to adapt to human customs and his adopted family. The discovery of a coin in the jungle awakens the greed of the village people who hope to discover a legendary buried treasure. Disillusioned by the greed and violence of humanity he retreats to his loyal and trusted friends … the beasts of the jungle. Stars Sabu. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle book”. This version includes special effects techniques and production outtakes.

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Credits

producer

Alexander Korda

production company

United Artists Corporation

director

Zoltan Korda

Duration

03:00:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1942

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304146

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → India

Childrens Films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Places → India

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1942

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