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Benjamin the Elephant (2020) (2019)

Benjamin Blümchen (original title)
TV-Y7 | | Comedy, Family | 1 August 2019 (Germany)
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Benjamin is a big, strong and good-natured elephant who lives in the Newtown zoo. He and his best friend Otto, a caring and courageous 9-year-old boy, love to go on adventures together. But... See full summary »

Director:

Tim Trachte

Writers:

Bettina Börgerding, Elfie Donnelly (characters)

Stars:

Manuel Santos Gelke, Jürgen Kluckert, Tim Oliver Schultz | See full cast & crew »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Manuel Santos Gelke Manuel Santos Gelke ... Otto
Jürgen Kluckert Jürgen Kluckert ... Benjamin Blümchen (voice)
Tim Oliver Schultz ... Wärter Karl
Friedrich von Thun ... Herr Tierlieb
Liane Forestieri ... Karla Kolumna
Dieter Hallervorden ... Walter Weiß
Heike Makatsch ... Zora Zack
Max von Thun Max von Thun ... Hans
Johannes Suhm ... Franz
Uwe Ochsenknecht ... Bürgermeister
Alexander Schubert ... Pichler
Petra Nadolny Petra Nadolny ... Kassiererin Frau Meier
Jonas Vollmer Jonas Vollmer ... Zoomaniacs Drummer
Dirk Klinkhammer Dirk Klinkhammer ... Zoomaniacs Bandmitglied 2
Shanice Bennet Shanice Bennet ... Zoomaniacs Bandmitglied 3
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Storyline

Benjamin is a big, strong and good-natured elephant who lives in the Newtown zoo. He and his best friend Otto, a caring and courageous 9-year-old boy, love to go on adventures together. But when a shrewd woman threatens to shut down the zoo, Benjamin and Otto must hatch a plan to save Benjamin's home.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

Certificate:

TV-Y7 | See all certifications »

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Trivia

Through the entire movie Karla Kolumna says her trademark line "Sensational" only once, in the middle of the movie while in the TV series and audio plays she says it several times per episode. See more »

Quotes

Benjamin Blümchen: [after Zora Zack gave Benjamin a make-over for the new corporate identity of the zoo] I am the new CIA, CGI, Corpulent Identity. Or something.
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Connections

References Jurassic Park (1993) See more »

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30 December 2019 | by merlin_petrus – See all my reviews

I love the old cartoon movies. I can't do anything with these modern chunky monster movies, that was already the case with the last two Asterix movies. Absolutely not mine.
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Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

1 August 2019 (Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Benjamin the Elephant (2020) See more »

Filming Locations:

MMC Studios, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,066,016
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Fish Blowing Bubbles, Fish Blowing Bubbles, Kiddinx Filmproduktion See more »
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1.78 : 1
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