Walt Disney Home Entertainment UK will release on Blu-ray director Wolfgang Reitherman's
The Jungle Book (1967). The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the UK on August 5th.
Fun-packed adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories. After being abandoned as a child, young Mowgli (voiced by Bruce Reitherman) is brought up in the jungle by wolves. However, when the news arrives that murderous, man-hating tiger Shere Khan (George Sanders) has returned, Mowgli's friends Bagheera (Sebastian Cabot) and Baloo (Phil Harris) set out to return the reluctant mancub to the humans' village. Their task is not made any easier when Mowgli is kidnapped at the behest of monkey ruler King Louie (Louis Prima), who wishes to learn the secret of man's power - fire! Disney Studios' nineteenth animated feature was the last to be overseen by founder Walt before his death, and won an Academy Award nomination for the song 'Bare Necessities'.
Special Features:
- I Wan'na Be Like You: Hangin' Out At Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Alternate Ending
- Growing Up With Nine Old Men
- Audio Commentary With Composer Richard M. Sherman, Animator Andreas Deja And The Voice Of Mowgli Bruce Reitherman Plus Guest Archival Appearances
- Backstage Disney: The Bare Necessities: The Making Of The Jungle Book - Walt's Lasting Impressions
- Backstage Disney: The Bare Necessities: The Making Of The Jungle Book - Kings Of The Jungle
- Backstage Disney: The Bare Necessities: The Making Of The Jungle Book - Drawn To The Voices
- The Bare Necessities: The Making Of The Jungle Book - The Jungle Beat
- Deleted Scene: The Lost Character - Rocky The Rhino
- Music & More - "I Wan'na Be Like You" Music Video Performed By Jonas Brothers
- And much more...
Note: On August 5th, Disney will also release
The Jungle Book/The Jungle Book 2. Online retailer Zavvi will also have available for sale an exclusive
Limited SteelBook Edition of
The Jungle Book.