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King of the Hill is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh. It is the second he directed from his own screenplay following his 1989 Palme d'Or-winning film Sex, Lies, and Videotape. It too was nominated for the Palme d'Or, at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
Aug 20, 1993 · King of the Hill: Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa Eichhorn, Karen Allen. A young boy struggles on his own in a run-down hotel after his parents and younger brother are separated from him in 1930s Depression-era Midwest.
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- Drama, History
- Steven Soderbergh
- 1993-08-20
Set in St. Louis during the Great Depression, King of the Hill follows the daily struggles of a resourceful and imaginative adolescent who, after his younger brother is sent to live with a relative and his tubercular mother to a sanitarium, must survive on his own in a run-down hotel during his salesman father’s long business trips.
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A subtle, affecting, character-driven coming-of-age story, King of the Hill is one of Steven Soderbergh's best and most criminally overlooked films. Read Critics Reviews
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- Steven Soderbergh
- PG-13
- Jesse Bradford
1h 42m 1993. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. The Great Depression years in midwest America as seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old Jewish boy. Cast & Crew. Read More. Steven Soderbergh. Director. Jesse Bradford. Aaron. Jeroen Krabbe. Mr Kurlander. Lisa Eichhorn. Mrs Kurlander. Joe Chrest. Ben.
- Steven Soderbergh
- Jesse Bradford
Aug 20, 1993 · 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.
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Sep 10, 1993 · Roger Ebert September 10, 1993. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Steven Soderbergh 's "King of the Hill" is the story of a 12-year-old boy who is left on his own in St. Louis during the Great Depression, and not only survives but thrives, and learns a thing or two.