Hroch

Hroch (1973) is a comedy, fantasy film directed by Karel Steklý rated 5.3/10.

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.

Cast

Oldo Hlaváček

Bedřich Hroch

Helga Čočková

Dáša

Svatopluk Matyáš

Pip Karen

Helena Blehárová

Soňa

Miroslav Homola

ministr Borovec

Zdena Hadrbolcová

Plašilová

Eduard Dubský

prof. Fibinger

Jiří Lír

ošetřovatel

Slávka Budínová

Majka

Josef Větrovec

ředitel zoo

Jiří Holý

Oldřich Velen