Jungle Book(a.k.a. "Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book")
US (1942): Adventure/Family
Quality Korda treatment for the timeless 1894 Rudyard Kipling tale of the boy raised by wolves in India. Sabu (made a star by Korda's The Elephant Boy, 1937) stars as Mowgli. Legendary composer Miklos Rozsa's brilliant score for the film features individual themes for each of the film's animal characters. Zoltan Korda directs for Korda/UA. Cast also includes Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia, Rosemary DeCamp, Patricia O'Rourke, Ralph Byrd, John Mather and Faith Brook. (amctv.com)
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· Interior Decoration (Color) 1942: Vincent Korda - Art Direction; Julia Heron - Set Decoration
· Cinematography (Color) 1942: W. Howard Greene
· Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1942: Miklos Rozsa
· Special Effects 1942: Lawrence W. Butler - Photographic, William H. Wilmarth - Sound
4 nominations