The Jungle Book
Animated feature about a baby boy brought up in the jungle by a wolf family. When at the age of 10, a man hating tiger returns to the jungle, the boy must return to the human world. Based on stories by Rudyard Kipling.
Cast & credits
Cast
- voice of 'Baloo' the Bear Phil Harris
- voice of 'Bagheera' the Panther Sebastian Cabot
- voice of 'King Louie' of the Apes Louis Prima
- voice of 'Shere Khan' the Tiger George Sanders
- voice of 'Kaa' the Snake Sterling Holloway
- voice of 'Colonel Hathi' the Elephant J. Pat O'malley
- voice of 'Mowgli' the Man Cub Bruce Reitherman
- voice of elephant Verna Felton
- voice of elephant Clint Howard
- voice of vulture Chad Stuart
- voice of vulture Timothy Hudson
- voice of wolf John Abbott
- voice of wolf Ben Wright
- voice of the girl Darleen Carr
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
Rights
Production
- a Walt Disney production Walt Disney Productions
- Distributed by Inc. Buena Vista Film Distribution Co.
- Presents Walt Disney
- Production Manager Don Duckwall
Writing
- Story Larry Clemmons
- Story Ralph Wright
- Story Ken Anderson
- Story Vance Gerry
- Inspired by the Rudyard Kipling 'Mowgli' stories Rudyard Kipling
Animation
- Directing Animator Milt Kahl
- Directing Animator Ollie Johnston
- Directing Animator Frank Thomas
- Directing Animator John Lounsbery
- Character Animation Hal King
- Character Animation Eric Cleworth
- Character Animation Eric Larson
- Character Animation Fred Hellmich
- Character Animation Walt Stanchfield
- Character Animation John Ewing
- Character Animation Dick Lucas
- Effects Animation Dan Macmanus
- Layout Don Griffith
- Layout Basil Davidovich
- Layout Tom Codrick
- Layout Dale Barnhart
- Layout Sylvia Roemer
- Background Styling Al Dempster
- Background Bill Layne
- Background Ralph Hulett
- Background Art Riley
- Background Thelma Witmer
- Background Frank Armitage
Editing
- Film Editor Tom Acosta
- Film Editor Norman Carlisle
Film processing
- Colour by Technicolor
Music
- Music George Bruns
- Songs Robert B. Sherman
- Songs Richard M. Sherman
- "The Bare Necessities" [by] Terry Gilkyson
- ["The Bare Necessities"] Sung by Phil Harris
- Orchestration Walter Sheets
- Music Editor Evelyn Kennedy
Sound
- Sound Robert Cook
- Sound System RCA Sound System