The Jungle Book (1942 film)
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The Jungle Book (1942 film) is a live-action adventure movie adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's stories, known for its Technicolor cinematography and portrayal of the boy Mowgli growing up among animals in the Indian jungle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Jungle Book (1942 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13181039 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Jungle Book (1942 film) Context triple: [Frank Puglia, notableWork, The Jungle Book (1942 film)]
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The Jungle Book (1967 film)
The Jungle Book (1967 film) is a classic Disney animated musical adventure based on Rudyard Kipling’s stories, following the orphaned boy Mowgli’s journey through the Indian jungle with a cast of memorable animal characters.
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The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book is a 2016 live-action/CGI adventure film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic stories, directed by Jon Favreau and known for its groundbreaking visual effects and reimagining of Disney’s 1967 animated film.
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The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book is a classic collection of stories featuring the adventures of the boy Mowgli and other animals in the Indian jungle, widely known for its themes of nature, identity, and morality.
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The Jungle Book (1994 film)
The Jungle Book (1994 film) is a live-action adventure adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic stories, following Mowgli's journey from the jungle to human civilization and back again.
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The Jungle Book (TV series)
The Jungle Book (TV series) is an animated television adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic stories about the adventures of Mowgli and his animal friends in the Indian jungle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Jungle Book (1942 film) Target entity description: The Jungle Book (1942 film) is a live-action adventure movie adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's stories, known for its Technicolor cinematography and portrayal of the boy Mowgli growing up among animals in the Indian jungle.
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A.
The Jungle Book (1967 film)
The Jungle Book (1967 film) is a classic Disney animated musical adventure based on Rudyard Kipling’s stories, following the orphaned boy Mowgli’s journey through the Indian jungle with a cast of memorable animal characters.
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B.
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book is a 2016 live-action/CGI adventure film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic stories, directed by Jon Favreau and known for its groundbreaking visual effects and reimagining of Disney’s 1967 animated film.
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C.
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book is a classic collection of stories featuring the adventures of the boy Mowgli and other animals in the Indian jungle, widely known for its themes of nature, identity, and morality.
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D.
The Jungle Book (1994 film)
The Jungle Book (1994 film) is a live-action adventure adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic stories, following Mowgli's journey from the jungle to human civilization and back again.
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E.
The Jungle Book (TV series)
The Jungle Book (TV series) is an animated television adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic stories about the adventures of Mowgli and his animal friends in the Indian jungle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure film
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film ⓘ live-action film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Vincent Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Jungle Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer |
Lee Garmes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. Howard Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Zoltan Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Charles Crichton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bagheera
NERFINISHED
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Baloo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaa NERFINISHED ⓘ Shere Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | three-strip Technicolor ⓘ |
| format | Technicolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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family film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civilization versus wilderness
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identity ⓘ man versus nature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mowgli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | boy raised by animals ⓘ |
| narrator | Joseph Calleia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Technicolor cinematography
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portrayal of Mowgli growing up among animals in the Indian jungle ⓘ |
| producer | Alexander Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Alexander Korda Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1942-04-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 108 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Laurence Stallings
NERFINISHED
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Lothar Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
India
NERFINISHED
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jungle ⓘ |
| starring |
Faith Brook
NERFINISHED
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Frank Puglia NERFINISHED ⓘ John Qualen NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Calleia NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia O'Rourke NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemary DeCamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Jungle Book (1942 film) Description of subject: The Jungle Book (1942 film) is a live-action adventure movie adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's stories, known for its Technicolor cinematography and portrayal of the boy Mowgli growing up among animals in the Indian jungle.
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