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The Jungle Book

2016 film directed by Jon Favreau
Movie film Q16857406
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Summary

The Jungle Book is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,445 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[3], TV Krant Filmposter Award[4]
  • Director: Jon Favreau[5], Juan Logar Jr.[6], Jacobo Calderón[7]
  • Screenwriter: Justin Marks[8]
  • Composer: John Debney[9]
  • Genre: live action[10], action film[11], adventure film[12], fantasy film[13], drama film[14]
  • Based on: The Jungle Book[15]
  • Followed by: The Jungle Book 2[16]
  • Cast member: Neel Sethi[17], Bill Murray[18], Ben Kingsley[19], Idris Elba[20], Lupita Nyong'o[21], Scarlett Johansson[22], Giancarlo Esposito[23], Christopher Walken[24], Garry Shandling[25], Emjay Anthony[26], Jon Favreau[27], Sam Raimi[28], Russell Peters[29], Dee Bradley Baker[30]
  • Producer: Jon Favreau[31], Brigham Taylor[32]
  • Depicts: boy[33], bear[34], jungle[35], tiger[36]
  • Production company: Walt Disney Pictures[37], Fairview Entertainment[38], SDI Media Iberia[39], Shepperton Studios[40], Disney Character Voices International[41]
  • Director of photography: Bill Pope[42]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[43]
  • Commons category: The Jungle Book (2016 film)[44]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[45]
  • Review score: 94%[46], 7.7/10[47], 77/100[48]
  • Color: color[49]
  • Country of origin: United States[50]
  • Inception: 2016[51]
  • Publication date: April 15, 2016[52], April 14, 2016[53], April 8, 2016[54], April 13, 2016[55], April 21, 2016[56]
  • Translator: María José Aguirre de Cárcer[57]
  • Characters: Mowgli[58], Baloo[59], Bagheera[60], Shere Khan[61], Kaa[62], Akela[63], King Louie[64], Ikki, porcupine[65]
  • Voice actor: Ben Kingsley[66], Bill Murray[67], Idris Elba[68], Christopher Walken[69], Scarlett Johansson[70], Lupita Nyong'o[71], Giancarlo Esposito[72], Emjay Anthony[73], Garry Shandling[74]

Why It Matters

The Jungle Book has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[75] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]

FAQs

What awards did The Jungle Book receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[3] and TV Krant Filmposter Award[4].

Related Entities

Ben Kingsley Bill Murray Christopher Walken Dee Bradley Baker film Garry Shandling Giancarlo Esposito Idris Elba India Jon Favreau Los Angeles Netflix Rudyard Kipling Russell Peters Sam Raimi Scarlett Johansson The Jungle Book United States Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [6] ↑ . Disney+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Disney+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . 'Jungle Book' Live-Action Reboot in the Works at Disney (Exclusive). Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . The Jungle Book Press Kit. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . The Jungle Book Project Profile. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . The Jungle Book Project Profile. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . The Jungle Book Project Profile. Retrieved . amctheatres.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . The Jungle Book Press Kit. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  26. [30] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Ben Kingsley to Voice Bagheera in Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . Ben Kingsley to Voice Bagheera in Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . The Jungle Book Press Kit. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . The Jungle Book Press Kit. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Disney+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Disney+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Disney+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . The Jungle Book Press Kit. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . The Jungle Book Project Profile. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . Kinopolis. Retrieved . moviepilot.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . Disney+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  62. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  63. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  64. [66] ↑ . Ben Kingsley to Voice Bagheera in Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  65. [67] ↑ . The Jungle Book Press Kit. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  66. [68] ↑ . Idris Elba To Provide The Roar In Disney’s ‘Jungle Book’. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  67. [69] ↑ . The Jungle Book Press Kit. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  68. [70] ↑ . Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o in Talks for Disney's 'Jungle Book' (Exclusive). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  69. [71] ↑ . Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o in Talks for Disney's 'Jungle Book' (Exclusive). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  70. [72] ↑ . The Jungle Book Press Kit. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  71. [73] ↑ . The Jungle Book Press Kit. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  72. [74] ↑ . The Jungle Book Press Kit. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [75] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [76] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Characters → Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera +5
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