King of the Hill

King of the Hill

1993
1h 43m
6.8

6.8/10

168 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History

"When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top."

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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Status: Released

Budget: $8,000,000

Revenue: $1,214,231

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Gramercy Pictures Wildwood Enterprises Bona Fide Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

hotel great depression canary based on memoir or autobiography bellhop   tuberculosis traveling salesman marbles elevator operator lock child living alone st. louis against the odds epileptic seizure understanding children home alone

Quick Facts

Release Date August 20, 1993
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0107322

Cast

Jesse Bradford
Jesse Bradford

Aaron Kurlander

Jeroen Krabbé
Jeroen Krabbé

Mr. Kurlander

Lisa Eichhorn
Lisa Eichhorn

Mrs. Kurlander

Karen Allen
Karen Allen

Miss Mathey

Spalding Gray
Spalding Gray

Mr. Mungo

Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth McGovern

Lydia

Cameron Boyd
Cameron Boyd

Sullivan

Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody

Lester

Joe Chrest
Joe Chrest

Ben

John McConnell
John McConnell

Patrolman Burns

Amber Benson
Amber Benson

Ella McShane

Kristin Griffith
Kristin Griffith

Mrs. McShane

Key Crew

Steven Soderbergh
Screenplay
Steven Soderbergh
Director
Barbara Maltby
Producer
Ron Yerxa
Producer
Albert Berger
Producer
John Hardy
Executive Producer