The Jungle Bunch

Jul 26, 2017

1h 37m

★ 6.3

Overview

Maurice may look like a penguin - but he's a real tiger inside! Raised by a tigress, he's the clumsiest kung-fu master ever. Along with his friends, The Jungle Bunch, he intends to maintain order and justice in the jungle, as his mother did before he. But Igor, an evil koala, wants to destroy the jungle once and for all—helped by his army of silly baboons.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Animation

Production Companies

CNC

Vanilla Seed

Master Films

TAT Productions

PROCIREP

France Télévisions

Région Midi-Pyrénées

The Jungle Bunch Trailers

Cast

Maurice (voice)

Philippe Bozo

Al (voice)

Emmanuel Curtil

Gilbert (voice)

Laurent Morteau

Miguel (voice)

Pascal Casanova

Batricia (voice)

Céline Monsarrat

Bob (voice)

Paul Borne

Natacha (voice)

Maik Darah

Igor (voice)

Richard Darbois

Tony (voice)

Frantz Confiac

Goliath (voice)

Alain Dorval

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