Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Setting
St. Louis
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
January 18, 1994
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1994 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1993 generic
- Stockholm International Film Festival 1993 generic
Titles
| Original title | King of the Hill | |
| Alternate title | Le Roi de la colline |
Soundtracks
| CD | King Of The Hill - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Cliff Martinez (1993) | 2 releases, 1993: Varèse Sarabande |
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
