The Seventh Brother (1991)

Abandoned in the woods, a little puppy makes friends with six rabbit siblings.

Directors:

Jenõ Koltai, Tibor Hernádi (co-director)

Writers:

Attila Dargay (screenplay), József Nepp (screenplay)

Stars:

Csongor Szalay, Balázs Simonyi, Álmos Elõd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Csongor Szalay	...	Vacak (voice)
Balázs Simonyi	...	Tasli (voice)
Álmos Elõd	...	Okoska (voice)
Dániel Halasi	...	Pufi (voice) (as Dani Halasi)
Balázs Szvetlov	...	Málé (voice)
Kata Nemes-Takách	...	Karotta (voice)
Zsófia Mánya	...	Musz-Musz (voice)
Károly Kassai	...	Szarka (voice)
Vilmos Izsóf	...	Hugó (voice)
Endre Botár	...	Elek (voice)
Tibor Kristóf	...	Héja (Hawk) (voice)
Gyula Szabó	...	Bagoly (Owl) (voice)
Iván Verebély	...	Nyuszipapa (Dad Rabbit) (voice)
Györgyi Andai	...	Nyuszimama (Mom Rabbit) (voice)
Magdolna Menszátor	...	Anya (Mother) (voice)

Storyline

Abandoned in the woods, a little puppy makes friends with six rabbit siblings.

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Plot Keywords:

cartoon dog | cartoon hawk | cartoon hedgehog | cartoon mouse | cartoon owl | 

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Taglines:

You're Never Alone When You're Helping Someone Else. [U.S. video release]

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Hungary Germany USA

Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

21 June 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Seventh Brother

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pannónia Filmstúdió, Feature Films for Families, Real-Film GmbH

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Fuji Film)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When J.C. (Tasli) is rubbing his nose, the fur above it alternates between gray and cream colors.

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Alternate Versions

Feature Films for Families made several changes to the English adaptation:

• In the original Hungarian opening, Vacak the puppy was tossed out of the car by his owners and abandoned. The American producers found this idea too disturbing for children, so this version was reworked so that Vacak (now Tiny) was separated from his loving family by being distracted by a frog and falling off the cliff. Most of the animation in this section was produced especially for this sequence.
• The Dr. Owl character is introduced at the beginning as the narrator whereas he was introduced much later in the original.
• The scene where Vacak (Tiny) hears his family looking for him was added, followed by a gentle musical number when the family do not hear him. More animation was added for this sequence.

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Connections

Followed by Tiny Heroes (1997)

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Soundtracks

Gib nicht auf
(german version)
Lyrics by Wolfgang von Henko and Eberhard Naumann
Music by Wolfgang von Henko
Performed by Uschi Wittich

User Reviews

Bizarre and cultish

This was one of the horrid and traumatizing movies I've ever seen. It was given to me for free, and I foolishly let my child watch it. The tone is all wrong. What should be a fun frolic feels like a cult initiation. It's just creepy and not at all charming. If you enjoy watching movies that are just cringeworthy, that will leave you staring in blank disbelief, this is a good contender.