Rudyard Kipling

When hard-working animals complain to "the magic desert watcher" about camel's laziness, the watcher agrees to make things more fair.

An American son of a millionaire is saved from drowning by a New England fishing schooner and forced to prove his worth to the captain and crew.

Mowgli loves living in the jungle with all his animal friends. But when the tiger Shere Khan turns his wolf pack against him, the boy must decide if the jungle is the right place for him after all.

Based on a Rudyard Kipling story and packed with spectacle, humor, excitement and bold twists of fate, John Huston's film of The Man Who Would be King earns its crown as "an epic like no other. One of the screen's great adventure yarns" (Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic). Sean Connery and Michael Caine -- chins out, shoulders squared and with a sly wink -- star as British Sargeants Danny Dravot and Peachy Carnehan. The Empire was built by men...

Meet the most unforgettable characters and embark on a thrilling adventure with Mowgli as he journeys deep into the jungle and learns 'The Bare Necessities' of life from happy-go-lucky Baloo the bear. Meet Bagheera, the wise old panther, and crazy King Louie, the orangutan. But watch out for the cunning tiger Shere Khan and Kaa, the sneakiest snake in the jungle! It is an extraordinary adventure and a heartwarming tale that celebrates the true meaning...

"The original and grandest version of this well-known tale paints an exotic world of primitive peasant villages, dense, dark jungles, and alluring lagoons--all of which compose the surroundings of Mowgli (Sabu), a boy raised by wolves. Although Mowgli loves his world and is able to communicate with his animal companions, somewhere within himself he harbors a longing to return to his human roots and to the village of his birth. Once there, however,...

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