King of the hill, Universal ; Gramercy Pictures presents a Wildwood/Bona Fide production ; executive producer, John Hardy ; produced by Barbara Maltby, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa ; written for the screen and directed by Steven Soderbergh
Type
Label
King of the hill, Universal ; Gramercy Pictures presents a Wildwood/Bona Fide production ; executive producer, John Hardy ; produced by Barbara Maltby, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa ; written for the screen and directed by Steven Soderbergh
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
King of the hill
Oclc number
870689604
Responsibility statement
Universal ; Gramercy Pictures presents a Wildwood/Bona Fide production ; executive producer, John Hardy ; produced by Barbara Maltby, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa ; written for the screen and directed by Steven Soderbergh
Runtime
103
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 698
Summary
King of the hill: Set in St. Louis during the Depression, it follows the daily struggles of a resourceful and imaginative adolescent who, after his tubercular mother is sent to a sanatorium, must survive on his own in a run-down hotel during his salesman father's long business tripsUnderneath: A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Gallagher, Peter, 1955-
- Gramercy Pictures
- Yerxa, Ron
- Reid, William
- Lyall, Susan
- Hardy, John, John S.
- Salfas, Stan
- Wigram, Lionel
- Fuchs, Daniel, 1909-1993
- Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004
- Bona Fide Productions
- Trese, Adam, 1969-
- Hotchner, A. E
- Donen, Joshua
- Populist Pictures
- Eichhorn, Lisa, 1952-
- Davis, Elliot, 1948-
- Tonguette, Peter Prescott, 1983-
- Cummings, Howard
- Elliott, Alison, 1970-
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Wagner, Karyn
- McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961-
- Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-
- Frutkoff, Gary
- Maltby, Barbara
- Wildwood Films
- Berger, Albert, (Motion picture producer)
- Bradford, Jesse
- Shue, Elisabeth
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Fichtner, William
- Martinez, Cliff
- Baker, Joe Don
- Duvall, Shelley, 1949-
- Allen, Karen, 1951-
- Dooley, Paul, 1928-
- Krabbé, Jeroen, 1944-
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- Families -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Drama
- Boys -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Drama
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Drama
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- Latchkey children -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Drama
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- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films -- United States
- Feature films
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Films de fiction
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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- Gallagher, Peter, 1955-
- Gramercy Pictures
- Yerxa, Ron
- Reid, William
- Lyall, Susan
- Hardy, John, John S.
- Salfas, Stan
- Wigram, Lionel
- Fuchs, Daniel, 1909-1993
- Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004
- Bona Fide Productions
- Trese, Adam, 1969-
- Hotchner, A. E
- Donen, Joshua
- Populist Pictures
- Eichhorn, Lisa, 1952-
- Davis, Elliot, 1948-
- Tonguette, Peter Prescott, 1983-
- Cummings, Howard
- Elliott, Alison, 1970-
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Wagner, Karyn
- McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961-
- Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-
- Frutkoff, Gary
- Maltby, Barbara
- Wildwood Films
- Berger, Albert, (Motion picture producer)
- Bradford, Jesse
- Shue, Elisabeth
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Fichtner, William
- Martinez, Cliff
- Baker, Joe Don
- Duvall, Shelley, 1949-
- Allen, Karen, 1951-
- Dooley, Paul, 1928-
- Krabbé, Jeroen, 1944-
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- Subject16
- DVD-Video discs
- Families -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Drama
- Boys -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Drama
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Drama
- Films biographiques
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Latchkey children -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films -- United States
- Feature films
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Films de fiction
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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