Home from the Hill
1960 · Movie · NR · 150 min · ★ 6.8 · 85% critics
In a small Texas town, a powerful landowner decides his sheltered teenage son needs to learn hunting and “manly” ways. As the lessons begin, family tensions rise, old grudges surface, and the town’s gossip and expectations push everyone toward painful choices.
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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-03-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (65 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a big, emotional small-town family drama with scandal, coming-of-age pressure, and bursts of violence; Not for you if you dislike soap-operatic conflict, hunting scenes, or harsh gender politics like in Hud.
Pros: strong performances; juicy family drama; tense hunting scenes | Cons: long runtime; heavy melodrama; dated attitudes, stereotypes
Themes
- sibling relationship
- family secrets
- womanizer
- hunting
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review Award — Best Actor · 1960
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- BAFTA Award — Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles · 1961 · nominated
Cast & crew
Robert Mitchum
as Captain Wade Hunnicutt
Eleanor Parker
as Hannah Hunnicutt
George Peppard
as Rafe Copley
George Hamilton
as Theron Hunnicutt
Everett Sloane
as Albert Halstead
Luana Patten
as Libby Halstead
Anne Seymour
as Sarah Halstead
Constance Ford
as Opal Bixby
Ken Renard
as Chauncey
Ray Teal
as Dr. Carson
Directed by Vincente Minnelli