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...
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Title: Benjamin the Elephant (2020) (2019)
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Manuel Santos Gelke | ... | Otto |
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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 | |
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Max von Thun | ... | Hans |
| Johannes Suhm | ... | Franz | |
| Uwe Ochsenknecht | ... | Bürgermeister | |
| Alexander Schubert | ... | Pichler | |
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Petra Nadolny | ... | Kassiererin Frau Meier |
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Jonas Vollmer | ... | Zoomaniacs Drummer |
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Dirk Klinkhammer | ... | Zoomaniacs Bandmitglied 2 |
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Shanice Bennet | ... | Zoomaniacs Bandmitglied 3 |
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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 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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Benjamin Blümchen: You're not.
[Otto looks surprised]
Benjamin Blümchen: You are my very best friend.
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After playing King Alfons in Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018) this is the second time for Uwe Ochsenknecht to play a political leader in a children film. See more »Quotes
Otto: Benjamin, you are my best friend.Benjamin Blümchen: You're not.
[Otto looks surprised]
Benjamin Blümchen: You are my very best friend.
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Country:
GermanyLanguage:
GermanRelease Date:
1 August 2019 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Benjamin the Elephant (2020) See more »Filming Locations:
MMC Studios, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyEdit
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Gross USA:
$49Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,083,528Company Credits
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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.