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King of the Hill

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

6.8

1993•1h 43m

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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Cast

Photo of Jesse Bradford

Jesse Bradford

Aaron Kurlander

Photo of Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Krabbé

Mr. Kurlander

Photo of Lisa Eichhorn

Lisa Eichhorn

Mrs. Kurlander

Photo of Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Miss Mathey

Photo of Spalding Gray

Spalding Gray

Mr. Mungo

Photo of Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern

Lydia

Photo of Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Lester

Photo of Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest

Ben

Photo of John McConnell

John McConnell

Patrolman Burns

Photo of Amber Benson

Amber Benson

Ella McShane

Photo of Kristin Griffith

Kristin Griffith

Mrs. McShane

Photo of Chris Samples

Chris Samples

Billy Thompson

Photo of Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl

Christina Sebastian

Photo of John Durbin

John Durbin

Mr. Sandoz

Photo of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Elevator Operator

Photo of Remak Ramsay

Remak Ramsay

Principal Stellwater

Photo of Craig Hawksley

Craig Hawksley

Golfer in Orange Pants

Photo of Jared Joplin

Jared Joplin

Marble Bully #2

Photo of David Jensen

David Jensen

Front Desk Clerk

Photo of Gabriel Levinson

Gabriel Levinson

Boy with Apple

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