Movie Description

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleKing of the Hill

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1993-08-20

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 43m

Budget₹ 8000000

Revenue₹ 1214231

Production CompaniesGramercy Pictures,Wildwood Enterprises,Bona Fide Productions

Genres

  • Drama
  • History