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Home From the Hill

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For his entire life, Theron Hunnicut's (George Hamilton) mother, Hannah (Eleanor Parker), has sheltered him from the philandering of his father, Wade (Robert Mitchum). Despite her best efforts, Theron acquires his father's taste for women when the elder Hunnicutt takes a sudden interest in his upbringing. When Theron unexpectedly impregnates Libby, the daughter of a local shopkeeper (Everett Sloane), he struggles with conflicted feelings about marriage and his family's legacy of infidelity.
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Richard Brody The New Yorker Its rhetoric may be laconic and folksy, but its fury and its nobility seem distilled from Shakespeare. Jan 23, 2017 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy A rich family drama anchored by Robert Mitchum's fine performance and further distinguished by superlative support, by George (two of them, actually). Rated: 3.5/4 Jun 7, 2021 Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Although it is too long and there are some perplexing gaps and ambiguities in the story, this is an interesting and richly atmospheric rural drama with a Deep South locale. Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine Minnelli milks every last drop of sentiment from the not-at-all distinguished script. And many drops that aren't there. Jul 12, 2019 Full Review Raquel Stecher Out of the Past it deserves more recognition for its exploration of toxic masculinity, its portrayal of a dysfunctional family, Minnelli's excellent direction and the great cast. Oct 31, 2018 Full Review Paul Brenner Filmcritic.com Minnelli pulls back the stinky underbelly of this Texan-hell family in all his scope splendor Rated: 4/5 Mar 21, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I'm sure it was a big movie in it's time, but I didn't really enoy the story much despite the great cast Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Its rhetoric may be laconic and folksy, but its fury and its nobility seem distilled from Shakespeare. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Great epic. Shows why Peppard rose to be a star. Also showcases how under rated Robert Mitchum has been in Hollywood. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review s r A sad tale pitching gender and love against one another. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A true Hollywood classic worth watching again and again....!!!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member One of Minnelli's greatest works. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Vincente Minnelli

Director

Robert Mitchum

Captain Wade Hunnicutt

Eleanor Parker

Hannah Hunnicutt

George Peppard

Raphael "Rafe" Copley

George Hamilton

Theron Hunnicutt

Everett Sloane

Albert Halstead

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Synopsis For his entire life, Theron Hunnicut's (George Hamilton) mother, Hannah (Eleanor Parker), has sheltered him from the philandering of his father, Wade (Robert Mitchum). Despite her best efforts, Theron acquires his father's taste for women when the elder Hunnicutt takes a sudden interest in his upbringing. When Theron unexpectedly impregnates Libby, the daughter of a local shopkeeper (Everett Sloane), he struggles with conflicted feelings about marriage and his family's legacy of infidelity.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Producer
Edmund Grainger, Sol C. Siegel
Screenwriter
Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
2h 30m
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