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King of the Hill

1993, 1h 43min

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.

"King of the Hill" — drama and history movie produced in USA and released in 1993. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.3 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 43min. "King of the Hill" is not currently available to stream in USA. Save it and we'll notify you when it's available! Make sure to turn on push notifications as well.

Country: United States

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

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Release dates:

Available in theaters: August 20, 1993

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Critic Matt Mueller

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8

...an exquisitely crafted and richly detailed adaptation of A.E. Hotchner's memoirs about growing up in St. Louis during the depths of the Depression...

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King of the Hill was released in theaters on August 20, 1993.