Hugo the Hippo

Hugo the Hippo (also released under the Hungarian title "Hugó, a víziló") is a 1975 animated film produced by the Pannónia Filmstúdió of Hungary & co-produced in the United States by Brut Productions (which is a division of French perfume company Faberge) directed by William Feigenbaum & József Gémes.
The movie was first released on December 25, 1975 in Hungary and a year later in January 23, 1976 by 20th Century Fox as its first animated feature in the United States.
==Plot==
The Sultan of Zanzibar faces an issue when a harbor infested with sharks that makes it impossible for ships to trade with him and order to help fix it, he brings in twelve hippos into the harbor to keep the sharks away. 
The Sultan's idea worked, but once the hippos were no longer needed and people no longer feed them, the hippos began to starve. After the hippos rampage through the city looking for food, the Sultan's adviser, Aban-Khan slaughters all of the hippos except for a little hippo named Hugo.
Hugo is able to escape by crossing the sea to the city of Dar es Salaam where a group of children find Hugo and attempt to hide him as best they can, building a garden to feed and take care of him.
However, Hugo is discovered and the garden ends up getting burned to prevent the children wasting their time with him and ignoring their schoolwork. 
Because of this, Hugo is forced to scavenge from the local farms for food & is later put on trial for the damage that his nighttime raids caused.
Fortunately for Hugo, the children manage to contact the Sultan who agrees to appear in court to speak for Hugo. The ruler makes a powerfully impassioned speech about how the hippos were mistreated both by their neglect and their uncalled for culling which removes all doubt that Hugo is the true injured party in this affair. 
As a result, Hugo is released and the children agree to take care of for the rest of his life.
==Voice Cast==
Character 	Original 	English
Jorma 	Gabi Berkes 	Ronnie Cox
Narrator 	Ferenc Bessenyei 	Burl Ives
Jorma's Father 	István Bujtor 	Percy Rodriguez
Singers 	Kati Kovács 	Marie Osmond
Singers 	Erzsébet Kútvölgyi	Jimmy Osmond
Singers 	Péter Máté 	Burl Ives
Aban-Khan/Aban Khan 	Tamás Major 	Paul Lynde
Sultan/The Sultan 	László Márkus 	Robert Morley
Ministers 	Árpád Gyenge 	Unknown
Ministers 	Flórián Kaló 	Unknown
Judge 	György Györffy 	Len Maxwell
Teacher 	János Körmendi 	Unknown
Querulous Man 	György Miklósy 	Unknown
Royal Magician 	István Szatmári 	Jesse Emmette
Parrot 	Balázs Szuhay 	Unknown
Baboon 	Ferenc Zenthe 	Unknown
Mr. M'Bow-Wow 	Unknown 	Lance Taylor, Sr.
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Tom Scott
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Don Marshall
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	H.B. Barnum III
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Marc Copage
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Charles Walker
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Lee Weaver
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Richard Williams
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Frank Welker
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Ron Pinkard
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Michael Rye
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Marc Wright
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Ellsworth Wright
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Vincent Esposito
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Giamcapeo Esposito
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Court Benson
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Peter Benson
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Mona Tera
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Bobby Eilbacher
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Len Maxwell
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Peter Fernandez
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Alan Swift
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Derek Power
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Frederick O'Neal
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Al Fann
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Thomas Anderson
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Jerome Ward
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Shawn Campbell
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Lisa Huggins
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	John McCurry
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Alicia Fleer
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Lisa Kohane
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Bobby Dorn
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Pat Bright
Grownups & Children 	Unknown 	Robert Lawrence
Special Voice Effects	Unknown 	Frank Welker
Special Voice Effects	Unknown 	Nancy Wible
Special Voice Effects	Unknown 	Jerry Hausner
===Additional Voices===
* Éva Szabó
*Alfonzó
*Réka Csellár
*Antal Farkas
*János Gálvölgyi
* József Kautzky
*Krisztián Kovács
*József Petrik
*Gellért Raksányi
*Gábor Szücs
==Songs==
The soundtrack to "Hugo the Hippo" was released on United Artists Records in 1976 and features vocals from Marie & Jimmy Osmond, Burt Ives, the Ken Williams Quartet and White Water. 
#"It's Really True" (Marie Osmond)
# "Sing Song, Pass it Along" (Ken Williams Quartet)
#"Zing Zong" (White Water)
#"H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-U-S" (Jimmy Osmond)
#"You Said a Mouthful" (Burl Ives)
#"This Friendship is Really True" (Marie Osmond)
#"Mister M' Bow Wow" (Jimmy Osmond)
#"The Best Day Ever Made" (Burl Ives)
# "I Always Wanted to Have a Garden" (Marie Osmond)
#"Somewhere You Call Home" (Marie Osmond)
#"Wherever You Go, Hugo" (Jimmy Osmond)
== Box Office==
It's unknown how much "Hugo the Hippo" grossed at the box office, but it was an unsuccessful there.
==Critical Reception==
TV Guide gave the movie three stars called it "well animated" and "charming".
Category:1970s films
Category:1976 films
Category:Hungarian animated films
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:Foreign films
Category:Children's films
Category:Children's fantasy films
Category:American children's fantasy films
Category:20th Century Fox animated films
Category:Pannonia Film Studio films
Category:Independent films
Category:1970s independent films
Category:1970s children's animated films
Category:Warner Bros. Family Entertainment films
Category:Warner Bros. Animation films
Category:Warner Bros. animated films
Category:Orion Pictures films
Category:Hungarian films