Jungle Book, Le Livre de la Jungle

Zoltan Korda

USA, UK, Restored version, 1942, 102’

In a small Indian village, Buldeo, the old storyteller, relates his memories for a few rupees. A long time ago, he was the leader of a small community that decided to settle at the edge of the jungle. After a tiger attacked them, young Mowgli gets lost and only owes his survival to the wolves that rescue him from the clutches of the wild beast. Adopted by the pack, he grows up in nature, surrounded by animals…

Zoltan Korda

Technical sheet

  • Original version:
    English.
  • Subtitles:
    French.
  • Scenario:
    Laurence Stallings, d’après le roman de Rudyard Kiplin.
  • Photography:
    Lee Garmes, Howard Greene.
  • Editing:
    William Hornbeck.
  • Sound:
    William A. Wilmarth.
  • With:
    Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Rosemary DeCamp.
  • Production:
    Alexander Korda.