The Before Earth

The Before Earth (Danish: Den For Jord) is a 1973 Irish-Danish animated film produced by Stant Pictures and Nordisk Hanna-Barbera distributed by Embassy Pictures in the UK and Ireland and Nordisk Film in Scandinavia.

Cast
Original Danish Version
 * Dirch Passer as Old Grandpa, a Fox Constellation
 * Ove Sprogøe as Mickey, a Monkey Constellation
 * Kirsten Passer as Hyms, a Hippo Constellation
 * William Rosenberg voices 3 Characters
 * Tick, a Turtle Constellation
 * Kipper, a Dog Constellation (Cameo; instead of speaking, he is barking)
 * Patch, a Parrot Constellation (Cameo; instead of speaking, he is squawks)

Original English Version
 * Christopher Guest as Old Grandpa, a Fox Constellation
 * John Nettleton as Mickey, a Monkey Constellation
 * Margaret Lacey as Hyms, a Hippo Constellation
 * Walter Slezak as Tick, a Turtle Constellation
 * Frank Welker voices 2 Characters:
 * Kipper, a Dog Constellation (although his only lives were "Hey Hey Out")
 * Patch, a Parrot Constellation (although his only lives were "Paul-E Want A Cracker")

American English Version
 * Christopher Guest as Old Grandpa, a Fox Constellation
 * Henry Gibson as Mickey, a Monkey Constellation
 * Margaret Lacey as Hyms, a Hippo Constellation
 * Sterling Holloway as Tick, a Turtle Constellation
 * Ron Moody as Kipper, a Dog Constellation
 * Leonard Rossiter as Patch, a Parrot Constellation

Release Date
the film was released in 1973 in Denmark, 1974 in the United Kingdom, and 1978 in the United States.