Sabu
Mowgli
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Synopsis
A storyteller recalls the child lost during a tiger attack and raised by wolves. Returning to human society as Mowgli, the boy carries knowledge the villagers neither share nor always respect. The jungle and the village offer different forms of danger and belonging.
Cast
DirectorsZoltan Korda
Inspirations
The Korda brothers adapted Rudyard Kipling after moving their production activity from London to Hollywood. The film presents a literary jungle imagined for a large colour adventure, rather than documentary natural history.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Sabu — unknown (Allied Artists) · Public domain
- Joseph Calleia — Chalmers Publishing Company; Paramount Pictures · Public domain
- John Qualen — film screenshot · Public domain
- Frank Puglia — film screenshot (D. W. Griffith Prod.) · Public domain
