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*** The Jungle Book is adapted from the classic book by Rudyard Kipling***
*** The Jungle Book was the last animated feature that Walt Disney supervised***
*** The Jungle Book has become on of Disney's all time best sellers***
*** All the songs were written by Richard M and Robert B. Sherman, except 'The Bare Necessities' which was written by Terry Gikyson***
*** "The Bare Necessities" received an Oscar nomination***
*** The Jungle Book was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman***
*** List of characters - Baloo the Bear (Phil Harris), Bagheera the Panther (Sebastian Cabot), King Louie of the Apes(Louis Prima), Shere Khan the Tiger (George Sanders), Kaa the Snake (Sterling Holloway), The Vultures (main vulture - J.Pat O Malley), Mowgli the Mancub (Bruce Reitherman)***
*** The Jungle Book has a running time of 78 minutes***
*** The Jungle Book was re-released in cinemas in 1978, 1984 and 1990, it was also re-released on video in 1991***
*** A live action version of the film was released in 1994.***
*** Bruce Reitherman (the voice of Mowgli) is the son of the director***
*** Sterling Holloway (the voice of Kaa) has also played The Chesire Cat in 'Alice in Wonderland', Winnie the Pooh, Mister Stork in Dumbo and Roquefort the Mouse in 'The Aristocats' ***
*** Kaa was only supposed to appear in one scene originally, but his character proved popular, leading the animators to place him a second scene alongside Shere Khan***
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� Amy Davies, 2002
