Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

1865-12-30 Bombay, Maharashtra, India 59 Credits

Biography

Born in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India, the son of John Lockwood Kipling, a museum director and author and illustrator. This was at the height of the "British Raj", so he was brought up by Indian nurses ("ayahs"), who taught him something of the beliefs and tongues of India. He was sent "home" to England at the age of six to live with a foster mother, who treated him very cruelly.

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Boots

Boots

2025

Original Film Writer

6.0
Writing

An original frame by frame animation for the „Boots" poem by Rudyard Kipling. It was originally created about the Second Boer War in South Africa, but...

It's Pretty, but is it Art?

It's Pretty, but is it Art?

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

As Orson Welles, I might say: Art is the grand illusion, a mirror reflecting the complexities of the human soul. It's a symphony of ideas, emotions, a...

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

2018

Novel

6.5

A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

2016

Novel

6.9

A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a jou...

Scape

2013

Story

5.0
Writing

Based on Rudyard Kipling's story: 'The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes,' Scape takes place in the early 1800s on the Oregon Trail. Indians attack Morr...

The Jungle Book: The Movie

The Jungle Book: The Movie

2013

Novel

6.1

An animated version of the classic Rudyard Kipling book about a boy who grows up in the jungle.

Rudyard Kipling's Mark of the Beast

2012

Story

Writing

A modern film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's original short story.

Jungle Book 3D Rikki-Tikki-Tavi To The Rescue

Jungle Book 3D Rikki-Tikki-Tavi To The Rescue

2006

Novel

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

1998

Novel

5.8

Told from Mowgli's point of view, it's the story of how a boy became a mancub and a mancub became a man.

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

1997

Novel

5.6

In this exciting live-action adventure, young Mowgli, an orphan raised by wolves, is spotted by a scout for a giant circus. Accompanied by a cruel hun...

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

1996

Writer

6.3
Writing

Harvey Cheyne, Jr., second richest person in the world, orphaned and spoiled rotten, encounters a cigar and the sea on his way to England for boarding...

Jungle Book

Jungle Book

1995

Novel

5.6

When Mowgli was just a baby, or as his adopted parents call him, a "man cub," Shere Khan the tiger went after Mowgli's mother and father. Baby Mowgli ...

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

1994

Novel

5.9

Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boo...

They

They

1993

Story

7.4
Writing

A father experiences strange apparitions after his daughter is killed in a car accident.

The Adventures of the Maltese Cat

The Adventures of the Maltese Cat

1991

Author

Based on the Rudyard Kipling story.

Kim

Kim

1991

Novel

Jungle Book

Jungle Book

1990

Novel

5.2

The infant Mowgli, separated from his family and lost in the jungle, is found and raised by the animals. Baloo the bear tries to teach Mowgli the ways...

Maggie

Maggie

1989

Writer

Writing

On the occasion of the anniversary of John Lennon a group of teenagers organize a memorial party. An innocent fact, at first sight, which brings them ...

The Cat Who Walked by Herself

The Cat Who Walked by Herself

1988

Story

5.8
Writing

Two parents put their child in his crib for the night and leave the room. The child starts crying, and the Cat comes into the room to keep him company...

A Cruel Romance

A Cruel Romance

1984

Poem

7.3

In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open...

Kim

Kim

1984

Novel

6.0

A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers himself Indian, but is in fact a Brit. The Brits ...

How the First Letter Was Written

How the First Letter Was Written

1984

Story

Writing

Based on the fairy tale by Rudyard Kipling.

Ёжик плюс черепаха

Ёжик плюс черепаха

1981

Book

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

1977

Novel

6.0

A spoiled little rich boy learns what life is really like after he falls overboard in the middle of the ocean and is picked up by a crusty old sea cap...

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

1976

Novel

6.7

Rikki is a young mongoose who is adopted by a human family after nearly drowning in the river. He returns the favour by protecting them from two murde...

Mowgli's Brothers

Mowgli's Brothers

1976

Story

6.0
Writing

Mowgli's Brothers is a 1976 television animated special created by legendary animator Chuck Jones. It is based from the first chapter of Rudyard Kipli...

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

1975

Book

7.5

A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for...

The White Seal

The White Seal

1975

Writer

6.2
Writing

In one seal herd, a young seal pup with a rare white colouring named Kotick is born. When as he matures, he learns of the deadly threat that human hun...

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

1975

Writer

6.4
Writing

Rikki is a young mongoose who is adopted by a human family after nearly drowning in the river. He returns the favour by protecting them from two murde...

The Adventures of Mowgli

The Adventures of Mowgli

1973

Original Story

6.9
Writing

Adventures of Mowgli is an animated feature-length story originally released as five animated shorts of about 20 minutes each between 1967 and 1971 in...

Adventures of Mowgli: Return to Mankind

Adventures of Mowgli: Return to Mankind

1971

Original Story

7.2
Writing

Episode 5. Mowgli stood the leader of the wolf pack. It's time to settle with the main enemy of Mowgli tiger Shere Khan. In addition, the jungle comes...

Adventures of Mowgli: The Fight

1970

Original Story

7.8
Writing

Episode 4. A terrible threat hanging over the wolf tribe and all living inhabit the jungle. On native places for Mowgli is approaching a huge flock of...

Adventures of Mowgli: Akela's Last Hunt

1969

Original Story

8.1
Writing

Episode 3. Mowgli has grown and in order that he might take his place in the pack he needed to arm themselves. Kaa helped Mowgli find the Iron Tooth i...

The Cat Who Walked by Himself

The Cat Who Walked by Himself

1968

Story

8.3
Writing

The story about the wild creatures of the wild forest and one impudent Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

Adventures of Mowgli: The Kidnapping

Adventures of Mowgli: The Kidnapping

1968

Original Story

7.8
Writing

Episode 2. Mowgli — the adopted son of a wolf family. He grows quickly and learns from his mentors. The rumor that the wolf pack living human child, c...

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

1967

Novel, Story

7.3
Writing

The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and t...

Слонёнок

Слонёнок

1967

Original Story

7.5
Writing
Adventures of Mowgli: Raksha

Adventures of Mowgli: Raksha

1967

Original Story

7.8
Writing

Episode 1. A small child falls into the jungle in the wolf family. He liked the mother wolf Raksha, which gave him the tiger Sher Khan. The wolves ra...

Sergeants 3

Sergeants 3

1962

Poem

5.4

Mike, Chip, and Larry are three lusty, brawling U. S. Cavalry sergeants stationed in Indian Territory in 1870.

Soldiers Three

Soldiers Three

1951

Novel

4.4

Kiplingesque tale of British forces in 19th-century India.

Kim

Kim

1950

Novel

6.2

During the British Raj, the orphan of a British soldier poses as a Hindu and is torn between his loyalty to a Buddhist mystic and aiding the English s...

Jungle Book

Jungle Book

1942

Novel

6.3

Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including...

Words for Battle

Words for Battle

1941

Poem

6.2

Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence O...

The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed

1939

Novel

6.0

A London artist struggles to complete one last painting before going blind.

Gunga Din

Gunga Din

1939

Poem

6.5

British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While compl...

Why Does a Rhino Have Skin Folds?

Why Does a Rhino Have Skin Folds?

1938

Book

Based on the fairy tale of the same name by Rudyard Kipling.

Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie

1937

Story

6.5
Writing

In 1897, little Priscilla Williams, along with her widowed mother, goes to live with her army colonel paternal grandfather on the British outpost he c...

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

1937

Novel

7.4

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vesse...

Elephant Boy

Elephant Boy

1937

Story

6.6
Writing

In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.

The Brave Sailor

The Brave Sailor

1936

Short Story

Writing

Animated adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's story "How the Whale got his Throat".

Слонёнок

Слонёнок

1936

Short Story

Writing
The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed

1923

Story

Writing

About Dick Heldar, an aspiring artist. Although he is devoted to his childhood sweetheart, Maisie Wells, his ambition drives him to faraway places. He...

A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

1922

Poem

A respectable businessman leaves his wife and daughter for the clutches of a cold, heartbreaking female.

Fulta Fisher's Boarding House

Fulta Fisher's Boarding House

1922

Writer

5.2
Writing

Fulta Fisher runs a boarding house catering to seamen passing through the port. A girl known as Anne of Austria has had many lovers amongst the sailor...

Without Benefit of Clergy

Without Benefit of Clergy

1921

Writer, Production Design

Writing

A British engineer in India takes a simple native girl as his bride, an act which defies social strictures and leads to tragedy.

The Naulahka

The Naulahka

1918

Poem

Trying to win the Three C's railroad line for his home town of Topaz, Colorado, Nicholas "Nick" Tarvin journeys to India to secure the famed jewel kno...

A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

1915

Story

5.2
Writing

John Schuyler, a happily married lawyer, is appointed diplomat and sent to England. Due to an unfortunate accident, his wife and child can not come al...

Vampire of the Desert

Vampire of the Desert

1913

Poem

Ishmael, the son of Hagar, an old hag, living on the edge of the desert, falls completely under the charms of Lispeth, a vampire. One day there passes...

The Jungle Book 2

The Jungle Book 2

N/A

Novel

A sequel to The Jungle Book (2016).