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The Jungle Book (1994)
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This live-action rumble-in-the-jungle version of the story of Mowgli, the boy brought up to adulthood by wolves, may lack the songs and magic of the classic Disney feature-length cartoon, but it is closer to Kipling's original tale. Jason Scott Lee is very effective as the wolf-man battling villain Cary Elwes for the treasure buried beneath a lost city. The animal training is extraordinary, and John Cleese's regular appearances add a much needed lightness to the tale: he even gets to mention “the bare necessities” without a glimmer of Pythonesque irony. TH
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Running time
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119mins
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Period Adventure
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Alternate title
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Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Stephen Sommers, Ronald Yanover, Mark D Geldman, from a story by Ronald Yanover, Mark D Geldman, from the books by Rudyard Kipling
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UK cinema certificate
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PG
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