Hugo the Hippo

Name: Hugo the Hippo
Director: Bill Feigenbaum
Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure
Released: 1975-12-25
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 7.045
Cast: Ferenc Bessenyei, László Márkus, Tamás Major, István Szatmári, Gábor Berkes

“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!”

1975

1h 31m

Animation Family Adventure

Director: Bill Feigenbaum

Writer: Thomas Baum

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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.