The Hippopotamus

Mar 8, 2017

1h 26m

★ 6.4

A beast of a comedy.

Overview

Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Electric Shadow Company

The Hippopotamus Trailers

Cast

Ted Wallace

Roger Allam

Michael Logan

Matthew Modine

Oliver Mills

Tim McInnerny

Jane Swann

Emily Berrington

Anne Logan

Fiona Shaw

Rebecca Logan

Geraldine Somerville

David Logan

Tommy Knight

Podmore

John Standing

Young David Logan

Sebastian Croft

News reporter

Daniel Eghan

Chauffeur

Benedict Taylor

Nigel Ogden

Richard Glover

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7.0

Voi veljet, mikä päivä!

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10.0

Zálety koňského handlíře

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10.0

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7.8

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7.0

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6.7

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6.1

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7.0

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7.3

Adaptation.

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7.3

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7.0

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4.9

Sysmäläinen

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6.5

Le Pion

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5.8

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