The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.
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Bruce Reitherman as Mowgli (voice) |
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Phil Harris as Baloo (voice) |
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Sebastian Cabot as Bagheera (voice) |
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Louis Prima as King Louie of the Apes (voice) |
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George Sanders as Shere Khan (voice) |
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Sterling Holloway as Kaa (voice) |
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J. Pat O'Malley as Col. Hathi (voice) |
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Verna Felton as Elephant (voice) |
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Clint Howard as Elephant (voice) |
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Chad Stuart as Vulture (voice) |
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Lord Tim Hudson as Vulture (voice) |
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John Abbott as Wolf (voice) |
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Ben Wright as Wolf (voice) |
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Darleen Carr as The Girl (voice) |
Writing | Rudyard Kipling | Novel |
Production | Walt Disney | Producer |
Sound | George Bruns | Original Music Composer |
Editing | Tom Acosta | Editor |
Editing | Norman Carlisle | Editor |
Directing | Wolfgang Reitherman | Director |
Writing | Larry Clemmons | Story |
Writing | Ralph Wright | Story |
Writing | Ken Anderson | Story |
Writing | Vance Gerry | Story |
Art | Al Dempster | Background Designer |
Directing | Don Griffith | Layout |
Directing | Basil Davidovich | Layout |
Directing | Tom Codrick | Layout |
Directing | Dale Barnhart | Layout |
Directing | Sylvia Roemer | Layout |
Visual Effects | Milt Kahl | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Ollie Johnston | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Frank Thomas | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | John Lounsbery | Animation Director |
Art | Bill Layne | Background Designer |
Art | Ralph Hulett | Background Designer |
Art | Art Riley | Background Designer |
Art | Thelma Witmer | Background Designer |
Art | Frank Armitage | Background Designer |
Production | Don A. Duckwall | Production Manager |
Sound | Robert O. Cook | Sound |
Sound | Evelyn Kennedy | Music Editor |
Sound | Walter Sheets | Orchestrator |
Sound | Robert B. Sherman | Songs |
Sound | Richard M. Sherman | Songs |