Jungle Book

1942 · 108 min · dir. Zoltan Korda

Jungle Book or Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book is a 1942 American action-adventure film in Technicolor independently produced by the Korda brothers and loosely adapted from Rudyard Kipling's 1894 story collection The Jungle Book. The story centers on Mowgli, a feral youth who is kidnapped by villagers who are cruel to the jungle animals as they attempt to steal a dead king's cursed treasure. The film was directed by Zoltan Korda and produced by his brother Alexander, with art direction by their younger brother Vincent. The screenplay was adapted by Laurence Stallings. The film stars Indian-born actor Sabu as Mowgli. Although the film is in public domain, the master 35mm elements are with ITV Studios Global Entertainment. An official video release is via The Criterion Collection. Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.