Home from the Hill (1960)
- Directed by
- Vincente Minnelli
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 67 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy Texas landowner tries to teach his son how to be a man but their strained relationship leads to family secrets and tragedy. The son gets caught between his father's harsh expectations and his mother's protective love.
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What happens
Home from the Hill is a 1960 American melodrama Western film starring Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George Hamilton, Everett Sloane and Luana Patten. Directed by Vincente Minnelli and filmed in Metrocolor and CinemaScope, it was produced by Edward Grainger, and distributed by MGM. The screenplay was adapted from the 1958 novel Home from the Hill by William Humphrey. The film was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. The title is from the last line of Robert Louis Stevenson's short poem "Requiem". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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