who was the author of this book?
Rudyard Kipling
The Jungle Book (1967 film)
Rudyard Kipling
when did jungle book come out in theaters October 18, 1967 who directed it? Wolfgang Reitherman was it based on any book? Yes, 1894 book of the same name
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The Jungle Book (1967 film) [SEP] Introduction
The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Rudyard Kipling's 1894 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 versions of both the screenplay and the soundtrack followed Kipling's work more closely, with a dramatic, dark, and sinister tone which Disney did not want in his family film, leading to writer Bill Peet and composer Terry Gilkyson being replaced.