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Home from the Hill (1960)

Dramatic story of the influential Hunnicutt family set in Texas during the late 1950s.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »
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Captain Wade Hunnicutt is the wealthiest and most powerful citizen in his Texan town; he is also a notorious womanizer, which has turned his wife Hannah against him. She has brought up their son Theron to be dependent upon her; but as he reaches adulthood, Hunnicutt insists on taking over his upbringing, initiating him in hunting and other masculine pursuits, under the watchful eye of Rafe, Hunnicutt's loyal employee. But Theron's new lifestyle leads him into a love-affair with a local girl, and thence to his learning things about his parents that were previously hidden from him. Written by David Levene <[email protected]>

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This is the story of the Hunnicutt family, the love they sought, the sins they sinned, and the secret they couldn't hide! See more »

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19 May 1960 (West Germany)  »

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Das Erbe des Blutes  »

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$1,818,688 (estimated)
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2.35 : 1
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Cost only $1,818,688 to produce and grossed $2,184,558 plus an additional million in foreign rentals. See more »

Goofs

When Rafe and Theron start the hunt for the boar, they let the dogs loose and then they run down the trail after them. As the camera pans to follow their movement, an obvious puff of cigarette smoke from a crew person off camera drifts into the shot from the right. See more »

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Capt. Wade Hunnicutt: ...Kind of man that walks around with nothing in his pockets, no identification because everyone knows who you are. No cash because anyone in town would be happy to lend you anything you need. No keys 'cause you don't keep a lock on a single thing you own. And no watch because time waits on you.
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Long, Absorbing Drama
28 September 2010 | by – See all my reviews

A rich and powerful landowner tries to make a man out of his tenderfoot son while dealing with an illegitimate son and an estranged wife. This is perhaps the finest drama Minnelli ever made, as he elicits terrific performances from his stars. Mitchum is perfectly cast as the hard-drinking womanizer who has some regrets. Parker occasionally goes overboard but is otherwise fine as his estranged wife. Peppard turns in arguably his best performance as Mitchum's son from a dalliance with a maid. Even Hamilton does well in a role that seems to be tailor-made for Anthony Perkins. This long and absorbing drama is marked by good cinematography and score.


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