![]() ![]() The fierce tiger, Shere Khan, has vowed to kill the "man cub" before he can grow into a dangerous full-grown man. At the time of the story, Mowgli has grown old enough that he can no longer remain in the jungle. The story, at least in the film, focuses on the boy Mowgli, an orphan raised by wolves in the jungle. The Jungle Book is based - loosely - on one of the stories in the book of the same name by Rudyard Kipling. And it did, and it has ever since, albeit with some bumps along the way. This was the last film he personally oversaw.ĭespite that sad note, the show must go on. But more significantly, Walt Disney himself had passed away, on 15 December 1966. ![]() Mary Poppins, possibly Disney's best and most successful live action (well, mostly) film ever, was released in 1964. The intervening time had seen a couple of important events for the company. When this film was released, it had been almost four years since the last animated feature from Disney. ![]()
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