
The Hippopotamus
A beast of a comedy.
Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
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About The Hippopotamus
- Directors
- John Jencks
- Cast
- Roger Allam, Matthew Modine, Tim McInnerny, Emily Berrington, Fiona Shaw, Geraldine Somerville
- Genres
- Comedy
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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