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The Hippopotamus

Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.

Director

John Jencks

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Production

The Electric Shadow Company

Awards

1 nomination

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http://www.hippothemovie.com/

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Ted Wallace

Saturninus

Bassianus

Beatrice Quiet

Nancy Chunkle

Marcus Andronicus

Ally Pecher

Anita Hare

Matthew Lake

Andrew Alexander

Rupert Keynes

Roddy

Jane Swann

Emily Berrington

Simon Logan

Mrs. Vance

Anne Logan

Michael Logan

David Logan

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Benedict Taylor

Valerie Richmonde

Clara Richmonde

Oliver Mills

Nigel Ogden

Young Simon

Young David

Sebastian Croft

Dr. Fraser

Rebecca Logan

Geraldine Somerville

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Issy van Randwyck

Roman Wallace

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Claudie Nedelec

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Adam Broomfield Strawn

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Danisa Malcom Hunda

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Joanne Westcott

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Paul Whittingham

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Joden Joseph-Wright

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Aidan O'Gallaghan

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Alexander Ryv Vrboski

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Alice Williamson

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Alice Woodhouse

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John Richardson

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Amanda Friggieri

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Jonathan Sanders

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Deborah McKenzie

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Denis Khoroshko

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Richard Battizum

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Richard Lavender

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Anna Hallas Smith

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Robert D. Hayward

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Eden Avital Alexander

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Antonio Cicalese

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Apostolos Neophitou

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Roy Martin Thorn

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Elizabeth Donker Curtius

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Selena Chambers

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Martin Robinson

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Catherine Scovell

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Cathy Henderson

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Ted Wallace Rebecca Logan

I understand, - The Hippopotamus

I've spent most of my life
skipping after women, - The Hippopotamus

I've spent most of my life skipping after women,

But if your son is writing
metaphysical art spunk - The Hippopotamus

But if your son is writing metaphysical art spunk

Well, if the horse is sick,
he must do something. - The Hippopotamus

Well, if the horse is sick, he must do something.

Faith's great, but it'd be nice
to have a soupgon of proof. - The Hippopotamus

Faith's great, but it'd be nice to have a soupgon ...

There's no ragwort in her field. - The Hippopotamus

There's no ragwort in her field.

No, but it's not an explanation
for the blood in her spittle. - The Hippopotamus

No, but it's not an explanation for the blood in her sp...

But I didn't even get to ride her. - The Hippopotamus

But I didn't even get to ride her.

I'm so sorry, Valerie. This
is just very bad timing. - The Hippopotamus

I'm so sorry, Valerie. This is just very bad timing.

It's a sadness, yes, but Anne
has a lot of experience. - The Hippopotamus

It's a sadness, yes, but Anne has a lot of experience.

We need time for a miracle. - The Hippopotamus

We need time for a miracle.

'Hercule Poirot could
probably take a cursory - The Hippopotamus

'Hercule Poirot could probably take a cursory

'But if any of this amounts
to any sort of clue, - The Hippopotamus

'But if any of this amounts to any sort of clue,

Don't touch her. Don't. - The Hippopotamus

Don't touch her. Don't.

- Come on, come away.
- It's not right. - The Hippopotamus

- Come on, come away. - It's not right.

'What was happening was
the Logans discovering - The Hippopotamus

'What was happening was the Logans discovering

Thank you. - The Hippopotamus

Right. Perhaps some drinks before dinner. - The Hippopotamus

Right. Perhaps some drinks before dinner.

Gianni had the most enormous... - The Hippopotamus

Gianni had the most enormous...

And he was afraid he might hurt me. - The Hippopotamus

And he was afraid he might hurt me.

"After what I've been through, - The Hippopotamus

"After what I've been through,

One, we let Oliver rattle on home - The Hippopotamus

One, we let Oliver rattle on home

Or, two, - The Hippopotamus

I just don't understand every
person obsession with sex. - The Hippopotamus

I just don't understand every person obsession with sex...

Well, there is something that
children can learn with help, - The Hippopotamus

Well, there is something that children can learn with help,

Well, the story is about a
down-on-his-luck gigolo - The Hippopotamus

Well, the story is about a down-on-his-luck gigolo

Well, if we can't drink to my
play, let's drink to Lilac. - The Hippopotamus

Well, if we can't drink to my play, let's drink to...

May she have her miracle. - The Hippopotamus

May she have her miracle.

'The same toast they'll
be making tomorrow night - The Hippopotamus

'The same toast they'll be making tomorrow night

You don't seriously expect me to join you - The Hippopotamus

You don't seriously expect me to join you

Miracles are phenomena - The Hippopotamus

Miracles are phenomena

But nothing miraculous
ever actually happens, - The Hippopotamus

But nothing miraculous ever actually happens,

You can correct a mechanical fault, - The Hippopotamus

You can correct a mechanical fault,

Everything rots. - The Hippopotamus

Everything rots.

And that's the beastly bloody end of it. - The Hippopotamus

And that's the beastly bloody end of it.

Would anyone like a comforting chamomile? - The Hippopotamus

Would anyone like a comforting chamomile?

I think Tedward and I might have a chat - The Hippopotamus

I think Tedward and I might have a chat

'So, I was sent here to
investigate miracles - The Hippopotamus

'So, I was sent here to investigate miracles

'Im beginning to feel like doubting Thomas - The Hippopotamus

'Im beginning to feel like doubting Thomas

My father came to this country
from Massachusetts in 1936. - The Hippopotamus

My father came to this country from Massachusetts in 1936.

When the war came, he enlisted - The Hippopotamus

When the war came, he enlisted

Later that year, a young
man came round the base. - The Hippopotamus

Later that year, a young man came round the base.

His father had a metal splinter
in his foot. It was gangrenous. - The Hippopotamus

His father had a metal splinter in his foot. It was gangreno...

The boy knew the doctor would amputate - The Hippopotamus

The boy knew the doctor would amputate

My father touched the foot,
the splinter came out, - The Hippopotamus

My father touched the foot, the splinter came out,

Well, I don't want to spoil the story, - The Hippopotamus

Well, I don't want to spoil the story,

A few more miracles, and
people began to talk. - The Hippopotamus

A few more miracles, and people began to talk.

I never had a gift. I... I
guess it skipped a generation. - The Hippopotamus

I never had a gift. I... I guess it skipped a generation.

Anne has asthma. - The Hippopotamus

Anne has asthma.

'David and I were out one afternoon - The Hippopotamus

'David and I were out one afternoon

Like he'd been taught, - The Hippopotamus

Like he'd been taught,

Rushed in, pushed his brother aside, - The Hippopotamus

Rushed in, pushed his brother aside,

Healed. Not another attack since. - The Hippopotamus

Healed. Not another attack since.

'It's like Stephen Hawking - The Hippopotamus

'It's like Stephen Hawking

'I don't mind my old friends
turning into venal assholes, - The Hippopotamus

'I don't mind my old friends turning into venal as...

The leukemia had taken hold - The Hippopotamus

The leukemia had taken hold

'The third week, entirely cured. - The Hippopotamus

'The third week, entirely cured.

'David had been with her every day.' - The Hippopotamus

'David had been with her every day.'

David's hands heal. I've
seen it with my own eyes. - The Hippopotamus

David's hands heal. I've seen it with my own eyes.

But this feels big, important. - The Hippopotamus

But this feels big, important.

Do I hide it like a curse or
shout it from the rooftops? - The Hippopotamus

Do I hide it like a curse or shout it from the rooftops?

Yesterday, you made a big fuss
about being David's godfather. - The Hippopotamus

Yesterday, you made a big fuss about being David's godf...

'There was an old poet called Ted - The Hippopotamus

'There was an old poet called Ted

♪ Hallelujah! ♪ - The Hippopotamus

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

Lilac is well. - The Hippopotamus

If Lilac is cured, then maybe
Clara can be made beautiful. - The Hippopotamus

If Lilac is cured, then maybe Clara can be made beautiful.

'There is nothing to put me in
a foul mood more effectively - The Hippopotamus

'There is nothing to put me in a foul mood more effecti...

'But the realization
that I had slept through - The Hippopotamus

'But the realization that I had slept through

'David was yet to claim Lilac's
recovery as his handiwork, - The Hippopotamus

'David was yet to claim Lilac's recovery as his ha...

- Hi, David.
- Hello, Oliver. - The Hippopotamus

- Hi, David. - Hello, Oliver.

No flashing lights? Angelic chorus? - The Hippopotamus

No flashing lights? Angelic chorus?

'Existential crises are for wankers - The Hippopotamus

'Existential crises are for wankers

- Which is worth what, exactly?
- Well, it's all I - The Hippopotamus

- Which is worth what, exactly? - Well, it's all I

Whereas you... you have the
power to change the world. - The Hippopotamus

Whereas you... you have the power to change the world.

'Now our fearless teenage leader - The Hippopotamus

'Now our fearless teenage leader

'The steam whistle replaced - The Hippopotamus

'The steam whistle replaced

Oh, one of the great
undertakings of our age. - The Hippopotamus

Oh, one of the great undertakings of our age.

Don't tell me the last bastion
of sanity of this house - The Hippopotamus

Don't tell me the last bastion of sanity of this house

The greater the discretion,
the larger the tip. - The Hippopotamus

The greater the discretion, the larger the tip.

Do you know where David is?
Oh, come on, John. - The Hippopotamus

Do you know where David is? Oh, come on, John.

I know you see everything
that goes on round here. - The Hippopotamus

I know you see everything that goes on round here.

In fact, he must spend most
nights out in the grounds. - The Hippopotamus

In fact, he must spend most nights out in the grounds.

'I licked the grass, - The Hippopotamus

'I licked the grass,

'Clean grass is hay, - The Hippopotamus

'Clean grass is hay,

'I hugged the leaves, - The Hippopotamus

'I hugged the leaves,

'Squeezed sap is blood - The Hippopotamus

'Squeezed sap is blood

Feel the spirit surging through you.
You must embrace it. - The Hippopotamus

Feel the spirit surging through you. You must embrace it.

'I don't recall Saint Francis of Assisi - The Hippopotamus

'I don't recall Saint Francis of Assisi

'Maybe they just left that part out.' - The Hippopotamus

'Maybe they just left that part out.'

Are all your cures like that? - The Hippopotamus

Are all your cures like that?

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Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.

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Director: John Jencks

Writer: Stephen Fry, Blanche McIntyre, Tom Hodgson

Production: The Electric Shadow Company

Genre: comedy

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 46/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Aug 2017

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: http://www.hippothemovie.com/

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