{"product_id":"treasures-of-soviet-animation-vol-4-roman-davydov-s-the-adventures-of-mowgli-limited-chonky-box-edition-us-import-blu-ray","title":"Treasures of Soviet Animation Vol. 4: Roman Davydov’s The Adventures of Mowgli Limited Chonky Box Edition (US Import) [Blu-ray]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLIMITED CHONKY BOX EDITION OF 1750 UNITS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTreasures of Soviet Animation Vol. 4: Roman Davydov’s THE ADVENTURES OF MOWGLI (MAUGLI) - 1967-1971, Soyuzmultfilm, 90 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 4th installment in our series of newly restored gems from the Soyuzmultfilm studio features one of the most visually stunning animated films ever made in Russia, or anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirector Roman Davydov’s utterly glorious adaptation of Kipling’s The Jungle Book was originally released as 5 separate short films between 1967 – 1971 titled “Raksha,” “The Kidnapping,” “Akela’s Last Hunt,” “The Fight” and “Return To Mankind,” and then combined into a single feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrankly, this puts the better-known Disney version to shame with its phenomenal colors and highly stylized designs: enormous ebony-black elephants thunder in the darkness, monkeys chitter with glowing green eyes at a row of stunning death's-head cobras, and a splendid, bejeweled peacock spreads its feathers like an emerald and ruby crown. (Episode 1 of MOWGLI was actually released in 1967 just before Disney’s feature version.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are numerous other differences as well: here, Bagheera is a lithe female panther (voiced by famed Russian actress Lyudmila Kasatkina); Baloo, an Asiatic black bear (voiced by Stepan Bubnov); Tabaqui, the cowardly minion to tiger Shere Khan (voiced by Anatoliy Papanov) is a golden jackal as in the original story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe astonishing climax with Mowgli and his wolf pack facing off in a ferocious battle against a horde of wild dogs, is one of the viscerally thrilling animated sequences ever put on film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly restored by Craig Rogers for Deaf Crocodile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Russian with English subtitles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeature Film © Soyuzmultfilm \/ TwelveP Animation FZ LLC, under license to Deaf Crocodile Films 2025. Bonus Features © Deaf Crocodile Films 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deaf Crocodile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51025484578886,"sku":null,"price":49.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/8096\/6982\/files\/TOSA4_slipcasefront.webp?v=1794595911","url":"https:\/\/peakbooks.co\/products\/treasures-of-soviet-animation-vol-4-roman-davydov-s-the-adventures-of-mowgli-limited-chonky-box-edition-us-import-blu-ray","provider":"Peak Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}