Adaptations of The Jungle Book explained

Filmmakers and others have made many adaptations of The Jungle Book stories by Rudyard Kipling. The stories, inspired by Kipling's life in India, were published in the 1894 The Jungle Book and its 1895 sequel, The Second Jungle Book.

Books

• Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book, a 1959 satirical graphic novel aimed at an adult audience.
• De Junglebloem (The Jungle Flower), a 1969 Belgian comic book from the Suske en Wiske Spike and Suzy series by Willy Vandersteen.
• The Third Jungle Book, a 1992 pastiche story collection by Pamela Jekel.

Feature films

Mowgli stories

Theatrical films

• The Jungle Book (1942 film), a live-action film adaptation by United Artists. Directed by Zoltan Korda
• The Jungle Book (1967 film), animated film adaptation by Disney. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
  • The Jungle Book 2 (2003), a sequel to Disney's 1967 film. Directed by Steve Trenbirth
• The Jungle Book (1994 film), Disney's first live-action remake of the 1967 animated film. It is the first and only Disney remake to depict Mowgli as an adult in the majority of the plot. Directed by Stephen Sommers
• (1997), live-action film adaptation by TriStar Pictures. Directed by Dee McLachlan
• The Jungle Book Mowgli's Story (1998), a live-action film adaption by Disney. Directed by Nick Marck
• The Jungle Book Search for the Lost Treasure (1998), a live-action film adaptation by Multicom. Directed by Michael McGreevey
• Mowgli The New Adventures of The Jungle Book (1998), a live-action film adaptation by Wolfcrest Entertaiment, Franklin/Waterman Worldwide, and Alliance Entertainment. Directed by Brent Loefke, David Briggs, Michael McGreevey, John Blizek, Timothy Scott Bogart, & William Tannen
• The Jungle Book (2016 film), Disney's third live-action remake of the 1967 animated film. Directed by Jon Favreau
• (2018), a live-action film adaptation by Netflix/Warner Bros. Directed by Andy Serkis.

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.
• (1998), Disney's second live-action remake of the 1967 animated film, in which many of the plot elements are changed.

Other stories

• Elephant Boy (1937), based on the story "Toomai of the Elephants".
• Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975), based on the story of the same name.

Television

Mowgli stories

• Mowgli's Brothers (1976), a made for TV animated film based on story of same name by Chuck Jones.
• Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli (1989–90), a 1989 Japanese anime series, later dubbed into several languages.
• TaleSpin, a spin-off of the 1967 animated film.
• Jungle Cubs, another spin-off of the 1967 animated film.
• , a 1998 live-action TV series.
• The Jungle Book (2010 TV series), a CGI animated series.

Other 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.

Other

• The Jungle Book (Disney franchise)
  • The Jungle Book (soundtrack), from the 1967 film.
  • The Jungle Book (video game), a 1994 adaptation of the 1967 film.
  • The Jungle Book Groove Party, a 2000 dance video game.
  • , a 2016 amusement ride.
• The Jungle Book, an EP by That Handsome Devil, consisting of covers of songs from the 1967 film.
• A dzsungel k%C3%B6nyve (English: The Jungle Book) (1996), a Hungarian musical.