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Hugo the Hippo

Color, creatures, music, sound like you've never seen or heard before. It's the wildest trip ever animated. It's a treat for the whole family. It's… PHANTASMAGORICAL!
Dec 25, 1975 · 1h 31m
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Animation
Family
Adventure

PLOT

The Sultan of Zanzibar has a harbor infested with sharks, which makes it impossible for ships to trade with him. In an attempt to fix the problem, he brings twelve hippos into the harbor to keep the sharks away. His idea works well enough, but once the hippos are no longer a novelty and the people no longer feed them, they begin to starve. After the hungry hippos rampage through the city looking for food, Aban-Khan, the king's adviser, slaughters all the hippos except one, a little hippo named Hugo.

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CAST

Ferenc Bessenyei
Narrator (voice)
László Márkus
Sultan (voice)
Tamás Major
Aban-Khan (voice)
István Szatmári
Royal Magician (voice)
Gábor Berkes
Jorma (voice)
István Bujtor
Jorma's Father (voice)
György Györffy
Judge (voice)
Kati Kovács
Singer (voice)
Directed by Bill Feigenbaum

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
HU
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Pannónia Filmstúdió, Brut Productions
Country
HU

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