Io sto con gli ippopotami (1979) on Netflix
NR19791h 35mActionAdventureComedy
Tom runs safaris for tourists in 1950 Rhodesia, handing his clients rifles loaded with blanks. His cousin and former business partner Slim arrives, and the two men clash with Jack Ormond.
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Plot summary
Tom organizes safari trips for tourists in Rhodesia in 1950, and he is an animal lover at heart. The rifles he hands his customers are loaded with blanks. His cousin and former business partner Slim arrives in the region. A Zimbabwean woman raised both men after their parents died, and they do not see eye to eye. Jack Ormond, a local gangster who traffics ivory, fails to buy out the two cousins.
Cast
- Dawn Jürgensas Stella (Slim's lady-love)
- Ben Masingaas Jason, the doctor
- Les Marcowitzas Trixie, the Midget
- Sandy Nkomoas Senghor (Stella's father) (as Sandy Ngkomo)
- Malcolm Kirkas Ormond's bald henchman
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Io sto con gli ippopotami (1979)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Walter Rizzati composed and performed the soundtrack and the theme song "Grau Grau Grau", on which star Bud Spencer himself sang lead vocals; the song became very popular in Italy when the film came out and remains popular with the duo's international fan base.
