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King of the Hill (1993)

Overview

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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Steven Soderbergh profile
Steven Soderbergh

Director

Steven Soderbergh profile
Steven Soderbergh

Screenplay

Cast

Jesse Bradford profile
Jesse Bradford

Aaron Kurlander

Jeroen Krabbé profile
Jeroen Krabbé

Mr. Kurlander

Lisa Eichhorn profile
Lisa Eichhorn

Mrs. Kurlander

Karen Allen profile
Karen Allen

Miss Mathey

Spalding Gray profile
Spalding Gray

Mr. Mungo

Elizabeth McGovern profile
Elizabeth McGovern

Lydia

Cameron Boyd profile
Cameron Boyd

Sullivan

Adrien Brody profile
Adrien Brody

Lester

Joe Chrest profile
Joe Chrest

Ben

John McConnell profile
John McConnell

Patrolman Burns

Amber Benson profile
Amber Benson

Ella McShane

Kristin Griffith profile
Kristin Griffith

Mrs. McShane

Jesse Bradford profile
Jesse Bradford

Aaron Kurlander

Jeroen Krabbé profile
Jeroen Krabbé

Mr. Kurlander

Lisa Eichhorn profile
Lisa Eichhorn

Mrs. Kurlander

Karen Allen profile
Karen Allen

Miss Mathey

Spalding Gray profile
Spalding Gray

Mr. Mungo

Elizabeth McGovern profile
Elizabeth McGovern

Lydia

Cameron Boyd profile
Cameron Boyd

Sullivan

Adrien Brody profile
Adrien Brody

Lester

Joe Chrest profile
Joe Chrest

Ben

John McConnell profile
John McConnell

Patrolman Burns

Amber Benson profile
Amber Benson

Ella McShane

Kristin Griffith profile
Kristin Griffith

Mrs. McShane

Extra

Release Date

August 20, 1993

Original Language

English

Budget

$8,000,000.00

Production Company

Gramercy Pictures logoWildwood Enterprises logoBona Fide Productions logo

Available On

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Videos

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King of the Hill (1993) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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