King of the Hill
When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top.
1993-08-20 | 103 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Jesse BradfordAaron Kurlander
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Jeroen KrabbéMr. Kurlander
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Lisa EichhornMrs. Kurlander
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Karen AllenMiss Mathey
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Spalding GrayMr. Mungo
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Elizabeth McGovernLydia
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Adrien BrodyLester
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Joe ChrestBen
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John McConnellPatrolman Burns
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Amber BensonElla McShane
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Kristin GriffithMrs. McShane
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Chris SamplesBilly Thompson
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Katherine HeiglChristina Sebastian
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John DurbinMr. Sandoz
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Lauryn HillElevator Operator
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Remak RamsayPrincipal Stellwater
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