Jesse BradfordAaron KurlanderSavaraTV movie
King of the Hill
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.
DramaHistory
Starring
Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa Eichhorn
Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
About
King of the Hill
DramaHistory
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.
When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top.
Information
- Released
- Aug 20, 1993
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- PG-13
- Directed by
- Steven Soderbergh
Production
- Studio
- Gramercy Pictures
- Studio
- Wildwood Enterprises
- Studio
- Bona Fide Productions
Cast
People in this story
Jesse BradfordAaron Kurlander
Jeroen KrabbéMr. Kurlander
Lisa EichhornMrs. Kurlander
Karen AllenMiss Mathey
Spalding GrayMr. Mungo
Elizabeth McGovernLydia
Adrien BrodyLester
Joe ChrestBen
John McConnellPatrolman Burns
Amber BensonElla McShane
Kristin GriffithMrs. McShaneMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.