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Hugo the Hippo

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!

19756.81h 31mG

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.

Directed by Bill Feigenbaum
Written by Bill Feigenbaum, Thomas Baum, Bob Larimer
Produced by Robert Halmi Sr.
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Top Cast

Ferenc Bessenyei

Ferenc Bessenyei

Narrator (voice)

László Márkus

László Márkus

Sultan (voice)

Tamás Major

Tamás Major

Aban-Khan (voice)

István Szatmári

István Szatmári

Royal Magician (voice)

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Gábor Berkes

Jorma (voice)

István Bujtor

István Bujtor

Jorma's Father (voice)

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György Györffy

Judge (voice)

Kati Kovács

Kati Kovács

Singer (voice)

Erzsébet Kútvölgyi

Erzsébet Kútvölgyi

Singer (voice)

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Péter Máté

Singer (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

hippopotamussultansharkzanzibaranimal slaughter

About Hugo the Hippo

Hugo the Hippo is a animation, family, adventure film released in 1975 exploring themes of hippopotamus, sultan, shark, zanzibar, animal slaughter. Directed by Bill Feigenbaum, it stars Ferenc Bessenyei, László Márkus, Tamás Major. 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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