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Hroch

Hroch

19733.01h 35m

Overview

The bank officer Bedrich Hroch is sent by the bank director to the zoo, which asked an allocation of one and half kg of gold for a gold tooth for a hippo. During the check up of the hippo's teeth Bedrich is swallowed by the hippo. The man does not die in the hippo's guts and he chats quite happily with his frightened wife Dása. Journalist Pip Karen, his friend is also present to the dialogue and he has immediately an idea how to use this special situation. He tells to the new minister Borovec and his opponent professor Fibinger that there is a hippo in the zoo which can speak. He also tells them how to use this situation for a political propaganda.

Directed by Karel Steklý
Written by Karel Steklý, Jiří Aplt
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Top Cast

Oldo Hlaváček

Oldo Hlaváček

Bedřich Hroch

Helga Čočková

Helga Čočková

Dáša

Svatopluk Matyáš

Svatopluk Matyáš

Pip Karen

H

Helena Blehárová

Soňa

Miroslav Homola

Miroslav Homola

ministr Borovec

Zdena Hadrbolcová

Zdena Hadrbolcová

Plašilová

Eduard Dubský

Eduard Dubský

prof. Fibinger

Jiří Lír

Jiří Lír

ošetřovatel

Slávka Budínová

Slávka Budínová

Majka

Josef Větrovec

Josef Větrovec

ředitel zoo

Themes & Keywords

political satire

About Hroch

Hroch is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1973 exploring themes of political satire. Directed by Karel Steklý, it stars Oldo Hlaváček, Helga Čočková, Svatopluk Matyáš. The bank officer Bedrich Hroch is sent by the bank director to the zoo, which asked an allocation of one and half kg of gold for a gold tooth for a hippo. During the check up of the hippo's teeth Bedrich is swallowed by the hippo. The man does not die in the hippo's guts and he chats quite happily with his frightened wife Dása. Journalist Pip Karen, his friend is also present to the dialogue and he has immediately an idea how to use this special situation. He tells to the new minister Borovec and his opponent professor Fibinger that there is a hippo in the zoo which can speak. He also tells them how to use this situation for a political propaganda.

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