# I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)

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**Original title**: *Io sto con gli ippopotami*
**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Action, Adventure, Comedy
**Directed by**: Italo Zingarelli
**Written by**: Italo Zingarelli, Barbara Alberti, Amedeo Pagani
**Starring**: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Joe Bugner, May Dlamini, Dawn Jürgens, Ben Masinga

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Two hunters stumble into a cartel that treats animals like currency. Their response involves fists, feet, and a surprising amount of hippopotamus. A 1979 answer to the question What if Werner Herzog ran a zoo heist?

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