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Hugo the Hippo(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-12-25
64%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
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!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Hungary,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Pannónia Filmstúdió
Brut Productions
Movie: Hugo the Hippo
Top 10 Billed Cast
Burl Ives
Narrator - Vocalist (voice)
Robert Morley
Sultan (voice)
Paul Lynde
Aban-Khan (voice)
Percy Rodriguez
Jorma's Father (voice)
Len Maxwell
Judge (voice)
Marie Osmond
Vocalist (voice)
Jimmy Osmond
Vocalist (voice)
Don Marshall
Mr. M'Bow-Wow - Additional Characters (voice)
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1975-12-25
Average
6.4
Rating:
3.2 startsTagline
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!
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Languages:
EnglishKeywords
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