Otto Is a Rhino (1983)
"Otto er et næsehorn" (original title)

Topper and Viggo are best friends and they live in the same house, where Viggo's father is an proprietor of a pub, called the "The Blue Sea Cat". Viggo has both his parents with him, but ... See full summary »

Director:

Rumle Hammerich

Writers:

Rumle Hammerich, Ole Lund Kirkegaard (book),

Stars:

Kristjan Markersen, Erik Petersén, Axel Strøbye

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristjan Markersen	...	Topper
Erik Petersén	...	Viggo
Axel Strøbye	...	Mr. Lejon
Birgit Sadolin	...	Mrs. Lejon
Kirsten Rolffes	...	Mrs. Flora
Egon Stoldt	...	Mr. Holm
Ole Meyer	...	Erling
Judy Gringer	...	Topper's Aunt
Jørgen Kiil	...	Police Lieutenant
Leif Sylvester	...	Topper's Father
Peter Steen	...	Fire Chief
Erik Paaske	...	Zoo executive
Jannie Faurschou	...	Teacher
Jan Zangenberg	...	Baker
Margrethe Koytu	...	Baker's Wife

Storyline

Topper and Viggo are best friends and they live in the same house, where Viggo's father is an proprietor of a pub, called the "The Blue Sea Cat". Viggo has both his parents with him, but Topper only has his mother. His father is a sailor and is hardly ever home. Therefore, Topper misses him incredibly much. Topper is also secretly in love with a girl by the name of Sille. One day, Topper finds a pencil with which he writes "I love Sille" on a wall. When he discovers that Sille is approaching him, he stands in front of what he has written, so that she will not see it, since he's too shy to show it to her. However, she demands to see what he has written and he is forced to show her. But the writing is gone and he starts to wonder if there is something magic with the pencil. He and viggo decides to really try it out and they draw a rhinoceros on the wall (covered with yellow wallpaper) in Topper's apartment. However, the rhino doesn't vansih, as they think it will, but it comes to life ...

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Plot Keywords:

children | animal in title | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

25 March 1983 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Otto Is a Rhino

Filming Locations:

Nordisk Film, Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metronome Productions, Det Danske Filminstitut

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Brutalis er et næsehorn (1994)

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