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Rudyard Kipling: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Rudyard Kipling has 5 books adapted into 11 TV shows and movies.
About Rudyard Kipling's books on screen
Rudyard Kipling has 5 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1892 to 1897. Together they have become 2 TV series and 9 movies. The first adaptation was Captains Courageous (1937), and the most recent released one is Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018). The most adapted is The Jungle Book, with 8 screen versions.
Rudyard Kipling books with adaptations, in publication order
- Gunga Din (1892) · adapted as Gunga Din (1939)
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1893) · adapted as Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1976)
- The Jungle Book (1894) · adapted as The Jungle Book (1967), The Jungle Book (2016), The Jungle Book 2 (2003), Jungle Book (1942) and 4 more
- The Second Jungle Book (1895) · adapted as Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994)
- Captains Courageous (1897) · adapted as Captains Courageous (1937)
TV shows and movies based on Rudyard Kipling's books
- Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (movie, 2018)
- The Jungle Book (movie, 2016)
- The Jungle Book 2 (movie, 2003)
- Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (movie, 1994)
- The Jungle Book (TV, 1989)
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (movie, 1976)
- The Jungle Book (movie, 1967)
- Adventures of Mowgli (TV, 1967)
- Jungle Book (movie, 1942)
- Gunga Din (movie, 1939)
- Captains Courageous (movie, 1937)
Common questions
How many Rudyard Kipling books have been made into movies or TV shows?
5 books have been adapted into 11 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Rudyard Kipling adaptation?
Captains Courageous, released in 1937, a movie based on Captains Courageous.
Is a new Rudyard Kipling adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.
Which Rudyard Kipling book has the most adaptations?
The Jungle Book, with 8 TV and movie versions.