The jungle book / [print]
distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Company, Incorporated ; [presented by] Walt Disney ; Walt Disney Pictures ; story, Larry Clemmons, Ralph Wright, Ken Anderson, Vance Gerry ; directing animators, Milt Kahl, Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas, John Lounsbery ; directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.
- Platinum edition.; 40th anniversary ed.
- [United States] : Walt Disney Home Entertainment ; 2007. Burbank, California : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, (c)2007.
- 2 videodiscs (circa 78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Inspired by the Rudyard Kipling Mowgli stories. DVD release of the 1967 motion picture.
Special features: Disc 1. "The lost character: Rocky the rhino" deleted scene; "I wan'na be like you" music video; Disney song selection; Deleted songs; Audio commentary with composer Richard M. Sherman, animator Andreas Deja, and actor Bruce Reitherman plus guest archival appearances; "Ensuring a future for wildlife and wild places" featurette; Restored original theatrical soundtrack. Disc 2. "The bare necessities: the making of The jungle book" featurette; "Disney's Kipling: Walt's magic touch on a literary classic" featurette; The lure of The jungle book; Mowgli's return to the wild; "Frank & Ollie: Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston discuss character animation" featurette; Art galleries; Baloo's virtual swingin' jungle cruise; Disneypedia: junglemania!; The jungle book fun with language games.
Mowgli is a boy who has been raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. When the wolves hear that the fierce man-hating tiger Shere Khan has returned, they decide to send Mowgli to a local "man tribe" for his own safety. With the help of Bagheera the wise panther and the happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, Mowgli meets and befriends many jungle animals as he makes his way to the village.