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Hroch (1973)

Directed by Karel Steklý
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1h 35min

Overall average

5.0/10

Plot

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.

Genres

ComedyFantasy

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleHroch
Original languageČeský (CS)
Spoken languagesČeský
Production countriesCzechoslovakia
StatusReleased
Production companiesFilmové studio Barrandov
Release date29 marzo 1973
WriterKarel Steklý, Jiří Aplt
EditingJan Kohout, Anna Mejtská
CinematographyFrantišek Uldrich, Ivana Nevolová, Miroslav Pešan, Jiří Pechar, Pavel Nečesal
Assistant directorsJulius Matula, Bohumil Koška, Dagmar Štursová, Karel Steklý
Camera operatorsPavel Nečesal, Ivana Nevolová, Miroslav Pešan, Jiří Pechar, František Uldrich
Additional photographyIvana Nevolová, Miroslav Pešan, Jiří Pechar, František Uldrich, Pavel Nečesal
Production designVěra Líznerová, Vladimír Dvořák, Karel Lukáš, Jan Vokr, Karel Smrž, Jiří Čermák
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Release dates

Theatrical release

XC / Mar 29, 1973

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