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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!

6.9(12)19751h 31m1

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • hippopotamus
  • sultan
  • shark
  • zanzibar
  • animal slaughter

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Hungary, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalG9 Jan 1976
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatricaltv premiere26 Dec 1983
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical25 Dec 1975

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Hugo the Hippo was released on 25 December 1975.

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