Hugo the Hippo
6.9
“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!”
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
24 people
Ferenc Bessenyei
Narrator (voice)
Also in
The Aga's Testament
The Brute
László Márkus
Sultan (voice)
Known for
The Fifth Seal
Bill Feigenbaum
George Barrie
Bert Keyes
Tamás Major
Aban-Khan (voice)
Known for
Mephisto
Colonel Redl
Thomas Baum
Robert Halmi Sr.
István Szatmári
Royal Magician (voice)
Also in
The Insult
Honour and Glory
Roger Moore
Known for
Live and Let Die
The Quest
József Szalóky
Gábor Berkes
Jorma (voice)
Also in
Hard Hats and Potato Nose
Barátom Bonca
József Gémes Director · Bill Feigenbaum Director Thomas Baum Screenplay
United States release January 9, 1976 · Produced in Hungary, United States · Languages English, Hungarian
Production
Pannónia Filmstúdió
Production
Brut Productions
Production
Hungary · United States
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Languages
Original title
Hugó, a víziló
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · December 25, 1975
Theatrical
United States · January 9, 1976
Theatrical
Germany
December 26, 1983 · Theatrical · tv premiere
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