Top billed cast

1. 

   Sabu

   Mowgli

2. 

   Joseph Calleia

   Buldeo

3. 

   John Qualen

   The Barber

4. 

   Frank Puglia

   The Pundit

5. 

   Rosemary DeCamp

   Messua

6. 

   Patricia O'Rourke

   Mahala

7. 

   Ralph Byrd

   Durga

8. 

   Faith Brook

   English Woman

9. 

   Noble Johnson

   Sikh

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Reviews

A review by r96sk

Written by r96sk on 2021-03-22

I didn't find entertainment watching this 'Jungle Book'. I will say, as many others have, colour-wise it looks real neat.

I'm admittedly not a huge fan of any adaptation of this classic story yet, though do thoroughly enjoy the 1994 and 2016 versions; as well as liking the 1967 animated attempt, of course. This 1942 film is my least favourite so far.

The way it is all told didn't interest me all that much. The stuff with the animals looks - welfare concerns aside - good, but what hampers it most in my opinion is that it puts heavy focus on the humans. I didn't feel satisfied wat...read the rest

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1. The Jungle Book59%
2. The Jungle Book68%
3. The Legend of Ochi61%
4. The Jungle Book73%
5. The Magic Faraway Tree62%
6. Where the Wild Things Are65%
7. Swapped89%
8. A Dog's Purpose76%
9. The Jungle Book 259%
10. Chupa62%
11. Wolfwalkers81%
12. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron77%
13. The Secret Kingdom64%
14. Moon le Panda68%
15. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home59%
16. Damsel69%
17. The Wizard of Oz75%
18. The Beastmaster63%
19. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader64%
20. Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire60%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• treasure
• tiger
• greed
• human animal relationship
• giant snake
• revenge
• jungle
• india
• cobra
• raised by wolves
• wolves
• storyteller
• jungle boy
• talking animal
• animals & nature