Hroch (1973)

The bank officer Bedrich Hroch is sent by the bank director to the zoo, which asked an allocation of one and half kg of gold for a gold tooth for a hippo. During the check up of the hippo's teeth Bedrich is swallowed by the hippo. The man does not die in the hippo's guts and he chats quite happily with his frightened wife Dása. Journalist Pip Karen, his friend is also present to the dialogue and he has immediately an idea how to use this special situation. He tells to the new minister Borovec and his opponent professor Fibinger that there is a hippo in the zoo which can speak. He also tells them how to use this situation for a political propaganda.

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Top billed cast

Oldo HlaváčekBedřich Hroch
Helga ČočkováDáša
Svatopluk MatyášPip Karen
Helena BlehárováSoňa
Miroslav Homolaministr Borovec
Zdena HadrbolcováPlašilová
Eduard Dubskýprof. Fibinger
Jiří Lírošetřovatel
Slávka BudínováMajka
Josef Větrovecředitel zoo

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