Name: Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
Director: Jeff Kurtti
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-10-14
Duration: 15 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Corey Burton, Ollie Johnston, Leonard Maltin, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman

The Sherman brothers reveal how Disney's last animated musical almost wasn't.

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Overview

Documentary

Documentary about the making of Disney's animated musical adaptation of Kipling's classic.

Content warning

making of interview retrospective film production documentary animation

Standout Aspects

Acting

Living legends Sherman brothers still finishing each other's sentences.

Direction

Kurtti captures Disney's Nine Old Men in their twilight.

Best for:Solo·Background

Director

Jeff Kurtti

ReleasedOct 14, 1997

Runtime15m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feelmedium

TV is OK

Top Cast

Corey Burton

Narrator

Ollie Johnston

Self

Leonard Maltin

Self

Richard M. Sherman

Self

Robert B. Sherman

Self

Frank Thomas

Self

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was the last animated feature Walt Disney personally supervised before his death in December 1966.

Insight

The documentary reveals that Disney's death during production created an unprecedented identity crisis for the studio — animators literally didn't know if they could finish without him.