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I'm for the Hippopotamus
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I'm for the Hippopotamus

1979-11-30 · 95 min · ★ 6.8

Action · Adventure · Comedy

In 1950, in Africa. Tom organizes safaris for tourists, secretly equipping them with guns loaded with blanks. When Slim, Tom’s cousin—a sly slacker and staunch environmentalist—arrives, the two men come into conflict with Jack Ormond, a local animal trafficker. A doctor, a friend of the duo, denounces Mr. Ormond’s exploitation of animals in a newspaper, prompting Ormond to send his henchmen to destroy the clinic where the good doctor practices. But at the medical facility, Ormond’s henchmen find Tom and Slim waiting for them, and in the blink of an eye, the two cousins wipe out these thugs in a brawl. Ormond then tries to bribe the two cousins, and when that fails, has them imprisoned for a theft they never committed. After escaping from prison, the two men rush toward Ormond’s ship, beating the merchant’s men to a pulp...

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Directors
Italo Zingarelli
Production companies
Denver Film Productions
Countries
Italy, Germany, South Africa
Status
Released

Top Cast

Terence HillTerence HillSlim
Bud SpencerBud SpencerTom
Joe BugnerJoe BugnerJack Ormond
May DlaminiMama Leone
Dawn JürgensStella
Ben MasingaJason
Les MarcowitzTrixie
Sandy NkomoStella's Father
Malcolm KirkOrmond's Henchman
Johan NaudeJohan NaudeOrmond's Henchman
Mike SchutteMike SchutteOrmond's Henchman
Kosie SmithKosie SmithOrmond's Henchman
Marcello VerzieraMarcello VerzieraOrmond's Henchman
Nic van Rensburg
Hugh RousePolice Captain
Joseph Szucs
Tony  BinarelliTony BinarelliGambler (uncredited)
Derek MillsDerek MillsMan in Court (uncredited)

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