King of the Hill (1993)
When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top.
Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.
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- $8M
- Box office
- $1.2M
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Jesse BradfordAaron Kurlander
Jeroen KrabbéMr. Kurlander
Lisa EichhornMrs. Kurlander
Karen AllenMiss Mathey
Spalding GrayMr. Mungo
Elizabeth McGovernLydiaCameron BoydSullivan
Adrien BrodyLester
Joe ChrestBen
John McConnellPatrolman Burns
Amber BensonElla McShane
Kristin GriffithMrs. McShaneKeywords
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What is King of the Hill about?
Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.
How long is King of the Hill?
King of the Hill has a runtime of 103 minutes.
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