Hugó, a víziló

"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!"

Jan 9 1976 G 1h 26m
Animation, Drama, Family

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.

Plot

The Sultan of Zanzibar has a problem--his harbor is infested with sharks. To solve the problem, he brings in twelve hippos to keep the sharks away, and it works. But once the hippos are no longer needed, they become a nuisance and are massacred by Aban Khan--all but one little hippo named Hugo. What will become of the last of the Zanzibar hippos?

Written by

Bill Feigenbaum, Thomas Baum, József Szalóky

Directed by

Bill Feigenbaum

Cast

Burl Ives, Robert Morley, Paul Lynde

Crew

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Production Countries

Hungary, United States of America

Production Companies

Pannónia Filmstúdió, Brut Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
596
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA