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Plot. In 1917, during World War I, two English cartographers, the pompous George Garrad and his junior, Reginald Anson, arrive in the fictional Welsh village of Ffynnon Garw to measure its "mountain", but everyone in town is at church, it being a Sunday.
May 12, 1995 · The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain: Directed by Christopher Monger. With Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney, Ian McNeice. When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Christopher Monger
- 1995-05-12
Oct 6, 2016 · Starring: Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, and Colm Meaney The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995) Official Trailer 1 - Movie When an English...
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A comedy film starring Hugh Grant as a cartographer who helps a Welsh town turn their hill into a mountain. Read critics reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie online.
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- Christopher Monger
- PG
- Hugh Grant
The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain (novel) is a 1995 novel by Christopher Monger. The book, narrated by the author, is claimed to be based on a story heard by him from his grandfather about the real village of Taff's Well, in the old county of Glamorgan, and its neighbouring Garth Hill.
May 12, 1995 · In plot and atmosphere, "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain" is a fond throwback to the British comedies of the 1950s in which earnest citizens went about their daily lives little realizing how eccentric they were.
Hugh Grant stars as a young man who offends an entire town by declaring their mountain -- a prized landmark -- to be a "hill." But soon he finds the eccentric locals, led by a witty innkeeper (Colm Meaney) will stop at nothing to defend their honor!
