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.
Bruce Reitherman
as Mowgli the Man Cub (voice)
Phil Harris
as Baloo the Bear (voice)
Sebastian Cabot
as Bagheera the Panther (voice)
George Sanders
as Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)
Sterling Holloway
as Kaa the Snake (voice)
Louis Prima
as King Louie of the Apes (voice)
J. Pat O'Malley
as Col. Hathi the Elephant / Buzzie (voice)
Clint Howard
as Junior (voice)
Chad Stuart
as Dizzy (voice)
Lord Tim Hudson
as Flaps (voice)
Kamurai
Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend if you've seen any other version or are looking for a writing analysis. During a lot of the movie, I was kind of in nostalgia mode, remember things I saw / felt when I was a kid, just sort of enjoying the way back machine experience. It wasn't u...
CinemaSerf
This has probably the most perfect balance of story and soundtrack of any film I've ever seen - animated or otherwise. Adapting Rudyard Kipling's tale of "Mowgli" the child abandoned in the Indian jungle, but rescued and raised by a family of wolves. "Bagheera", the sagacious panther realises as the...