The Jungle Book (1967 film) The Jungle Book (1967 film) The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, it is the 19th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production. The plot follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by wolves, as his friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear try to convince him to leave the jungle before the evil tiger Shere Khan arrives. The early
The Call of the Man Eater Anderson does not return to shoot the tiger for another month or so. Upon his return it transpires that in fact the cattle lifter is a panther and not a tiger. Anderson sits up and awaits the panther, and when it arrives and he has a clean shot - he decides at the last minute to let it go. From Mauler to Man-Eater This story follows on from two previously published stories: The Mauler of Rajnagara (Man Eaters and Jungle Killers) and The Maneater of Pegepalyam (The Black Panther of Sivanipalli and Other Adventures of the Indian Jungle). Previously a