Hugo the Hippo

Hugo the Hippo
North American theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Feigenbaum
József Gémes (Animation)
Written byThomas Baum
William Feigenbaum
József Szalóky
Produced byRobert Halmi Sr.
StarringEnglish version:
Robert Morley
Paul Lynde
Jesse Emmett
Ronnie Cox
Narrated byEnglish version:
Burl Ives
Edited bySid Cooper
Magda Hap
Mária Kern
Music byBurt Keyes
Robert Larimer
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • 25 December 1975 (1975-12-25) (Hungary)
  • 23 January 1976 (1976-01-23) (U.S.)
Running time
86 minutes (Hungary)
91 minutes (U.S.)
CountriesHungary
United States
LanguagesHungarian
English
BudgetUS$1 million

Hugo the Hippo (Hungarian: Hugó, a víziló) is a 1975 animated film produced by the Pannónia Filmstúdió of Hungary and co-produced in the United States by Brut Productions, a division of French perfume company Faberge. It was released in Hungary in 1975 and in the United States in 1976 by 20th Century Fox (as its first animated feature film distribution). The film was directed by William Feigenbaum and József Gémes (who directed the animation).