The Hippopotamus
- 2017 film
Adapted from the novel by Stephen Fry, about a disgraced poet investigating a series of miracle healings. Also features Roger Allam, Emily Berrington, Matthew Modine, Fiona Shaw, Tommy Knight and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 2017
- Stars
- Roger Allam, Emily Berrington, Matthew Modine, Fiona Shaw, Tommy Knight, Tim McInnerny, Geraldine Somerville, Lyne Renee and more
- Writers
- Stephen Fry, Tom Hodgson, Blanche McIntyre, John Finnemore and Robin Hill
- Directors
- John Jencks and Marcia Gay
- Producers
- Jay Taylor, Alexa Seligman, Steve Clark-Hall, Christopher Little, Hal Brotherton-Ratcliffe, Kabir Malik, Georgia Goggin and Kwesi Dickson
- Companies
Directed by John Jencks (The Fold), The Hippopotamus tells the story of disgraced poet Ted Wallace (Roger Allam) who is summoned to his friends Lord and Lady Logan's (Matthew Modine & Fiona Shaw) country manor, Swafford Hall, to investigate a series of unexplained miracle healings.
Ted tracks down the perpetrator of the phenomena, fifteen-year-old David Logan (Tommy Knight), whose parents believe he has healing hands.
Unaware that David is using some unorthodox methods, the Logans are set on sharing their son's gift with the world. With a poet's passion for the truth, Ted hurries to debunk the miracles and save a young man from a lifetime of embarrassment.
Additional details
- UK certificate
- 15
- Duration
- 89 minutes
- UK cinematic release
- Friday 2nd June 2017
- Produced
- 2017
- UK premiere
- Thursday 4th May 2017, BFI LOCO Film Festival
- Also known as
-
- The Hipopotamus
- Hippo The Movie
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Recording details
- West Wycombe Park - Filmed entirely on location