Wolfgang Reitherman
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Wolfgang Reitherman, also known and sometimes credited as Woolie Reitherman, was a German-American animator, director and producer. As a member of the "Nine Old Men" at Walt Disney Productions, Reithe
Reitherman in 1940
The Jungle Book (1967 film)
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The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. Based on the "Mowgli" stories from Rudyard Kipling's 18
Wolfgang Reitherman
…Goose; within years, he became the first sole director for a Disney animated feature, beginning with The Sword in the Stone (1963). During production on The Jungle Book (1967), Walt Disney died, and Reitherman assumed the creative leadership, remaining as director and producer on several consecutive Disney animated…
Theatrical release poster
A promotional image of the characters from the film. Top row: Kaa, Ziggy, Buzzie, Flaps, Dizzy, Colonel Hathi; Middle row: Flunkey, King Louie, Shere-Khan, Mowgli, Bagheera, the Girl, Baloo, Hathi Jr.; Bottom row: wolf cubs, Mother Wolf, and Rama.
The Jungle Book was the last animated feature Walt Disney supervised before his death in December 1966.