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King of the Hill

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.

1993 |1h 43m |  Drama, History

Videos

Cast

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Jesse Bradford

Aaron Kurlander

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Jeroen Krabbé

Mr. Kurlander

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Lisa Eichhorn

Mrs. Kurlander

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Karen Allen

Miss Mathey

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Spalding Gray

Mr. Mungo

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Elizabeth McGovern

Lydia

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Adrien Brody

Lester

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Joe Chrest

Ben

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John McConnell

Patrolman Burns

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Amber Benson

Ella McShane

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Kristin Griffith

Mrs. McShane

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Chris Samples

Billy Thompson

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Katherine Heigl

Christina Sebastian

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John Durbin

Mr. Sandoz

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Lauryn Hill

Elevator Operator

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Remak Ramsay

Principal Stellwater

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Craig Hawksley

Golfer in Orange Pants

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Jared Joplin

Marble Bully #2

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David Jensen

Front Desk Clerk

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Gabriel Levinson

Boy with Apple

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Ron Vawter

Mr. Desot - Hotel Manager

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Christopher Meister

Boy in Street

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Matthew Terry

Stickball Player

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$8,000,000.00

Revenue

$1,214,231.00