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Jungle Book is a 1942 independent American Technicolor action-adventure film by the Hungarian Korda brothers, based on a screenplay adaptation by Laurence Stallings of the Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book about a wild boy who is kidnapped by human villagers that are cruel to animals as they attempt to steal the jungle's lost treasure. The film was directed by Zoltán Korda, produced by his brother Alexander and art directed by their younger brother Vincent. The cinematography was by Lee Garmes and W. Howard Greene and music by Miklós Rózsa. The film starred Sabu Dastagir as Mowgli. Because of the war, the British Korda brothers had moved their film making to Hollywood in 1940, and Jungle Book is one of the films they made during that Hollywood period.
Original Release
04/03/1942
US Release
04/03/1942
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Sabu | Mowgli |
Joseph Calleia | Buldeo |
John Qualen | The Barber |
Frank Puglia | The Pundit |
Rosemary DeCamp | Messua |
Patricia O'Rourke | Mahala |
Ralph Byrd | Durga |
John Mather | Rao |
Faith Brook | English Girl |
Noble Johnson | Sikh |
Directors
Writers
Laurence Stallings, Rudyard Kipling
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sabu | Mowgli |
Joseph Calleia | Buldeo |
John Qualen | The Barber |
Frank Puglia | The Pundit |
Rosemary DeCamp | Messua |
Patricia O'Rourke | Mahala |
Ralph Byrd | Durga |
John Mather | Rao |
Faith Brook | English Girl |
Noble Johnson | Sikh |
Bagheera | The Panther |
Rama Bai | Villager |
Baloo | The Bear |
Mel Blanc | Kaa / Kaa (voice) |
Hathi | The Elephant |
Kaa | The Snake |
Shere Khan | The Tiger |
Nick Shaid | Villager |
Bhogwan Singh | Villager |
Martha Wentworth | White Hood |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alexander Korda | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1943 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Color | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |