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
Panther Girl of the Kongo inhabitants. "Jean Evans", the Panther Girl, and friend "Larry Sanders" encounter this plot while on a photo safari in the region. "Panther Girl of the Kongo" was budgeted at $172,793 although the final negative cost was $179,341 (a $6,548, or 3.8%, overspend). It was the most expensive Republic serial of 1955. It was filmed between 16 August and 4 September 1954 under the working title "Panther Woman of the Kongo". The serial's production number was 1939. In order to make it possible to use significant stock footage from the earlier "Jungle Girl", and cheaply pad out "Panther Girl of the