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1979 • 1h 35min • Action, Adventure, Comedy

I'm for the Hippopotamus

In Africa, Slim and Tom don't like it when a German tyrant starts selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian zoos. Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson by beating the hell out of him and his gang.

IMDb 6.6

Director

Italo Zingarelli

Writers

Vincenzo Mannino

Barbara Alberti

Italo Zingarelli

Composer

Walter Rizzati

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Terence Hill

Slim

Bud Spencer

Tom

Joe Bugner

Jack Ormond

May Dlamini

Mama Leone

Dawn Jürgens

Stella

Ben Masinga

Jason

Les Marcowitz

Trixie

Sandy Nkomo

Stella's Father

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Terence Hill Slim

Bud Spencer Tom

Joe Bugner Jack Ormond

May Dlamini Mama Leone

Dawn Jürgens Stella

Ben Masinga Jason

Les Marcowitz Trixie

Sandy Nkomo Stella's Father

Malcolm Kirk Ormond's Henchman

Johan Naude Ormond's Henchman

Mike Schutte Ormond's Henchman

Kosie Smith Ormond's Henchman

Marcello Verziera Ormond's Henchman

Nic van Rensburg

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Joseph Szucs

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