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Io sto con gli ippopotami (1979)

Io sto con gli ippopotami poster
Directed by
Italo Zingarelli
Genre
comedy film, action film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 529 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two cousins run rival safari businesses in Africa and constantly try to outdo each other. When a bigger threat appears, they join forces to fight it.

lightheartedhumorousfast-pacedplayfulbouncycheerfuladventurousphysical-comedy

What happens

I'm for the Hippopotamus (Italian: Io sto con gli ippopotami) is a 1979 Italian adventure comedy film directed by Italo Zingarelli and starring the film duo of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. The film was mostly shot in South Africa. It focuses on the rivalry between two cousins, with one of them intentionally undermining the other's safari expeditions. The cousins eventually set aside their differences when they have to team up against a common foe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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