List of adaptations of The Jungle Book

There have been many adaptations of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book stories, in film and other media. The stories, which were inspired by his life in India, were published in the 1894 The Jungle Book and its 1895 sequel, The Second Jungle Book.

Film adaptations date back to 1937's Elephant Boy, the only adaptation released in Kipling's lifetime.[1][dubiousdiscuss] Many adaptations followed.[2]

Books

Feature films

Mowgli stories

Theatrical films

Direct-to-video films

  • Adventures of Mowgli, five Soviet animated film adaptations, originally released between 1967 and 1971.
  • Jungle Book (1990), animated film from Golden Films.
  • The Jungle Book (1992), animated film from Bevanfield Films.
  • Jungle Book (1995), animated film from Jetlag Productions.

Television

Mowgli stories

  • The White Seal (1975), an animated television film based on the story of the same name, by Chuck Jones.
  • Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975), an animated television film based on the story of the same name, by Chuck Jones.

Theatre

Other

References

  1. ^ Lancaster, Parker (2016-04-28). "How Kipling's Jungle Book helped make the modern Disney". Wordsworth Editions. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  2. ^ Murphy, Mary Jo (2016-04-07). "Predicting the Staying Power of 'The Jungle Book'". New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-20.