Home from the Hill (1960)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Writers:

Harriet Frank Jr. (screenplay), Irving Ravetch (screenplay),

Stars:

Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Mitchum	...	Captain Wade Hunnicutt
Eleanor Parker	...	Hannah Hunnicutt
George Peppard	...	Rafe Copley
George Hamilton	...	Theron Hunnicutt
Everett Sloane	...	Albert Halstead
Luana Patten	...	Libby Halstead
Anne Seymour	...	Sarah Halstead
Constance Ford	...	Opal Bixby
Ken Renard	...	Chauncey
Ray Teal	...	Dr. Reuben Carson

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

captain | hunting | womanizer | reputation | family secret | 

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Taglines:

When you talk about GREAT Motion Pictures you will talk about this one!

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 1960 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Das Erbe des Blutes

Filming Locations:

Cork & Bottle Club, Dallas, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First suggested as a vehicle for Bette Davis and Clark Gable.

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Goofs

The wild hog appears to be a painted domestic pig with phony tusks attached. A real wild hog would never be that fat either.

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Quotes

Hannah Hunnicutt: I haven't lived with your father since before you were born.

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Connections

Referenced in Trampa para Catalina (1963)

User Reviews

very underrated

I think this is Vincente Minnelli's great unsung film and may in fact stand as his best. It features one of Robert Mitchum's most perfect performances. The movie is provocative in terms of its ideas of manhood(some of its themes, particularly those concerning hunting, are very Hemingway-ish)This movie also presents a way of living that is today becoming increasingly anachronistic and unpopular. It is for this reason also that it is so fascinating - it presents a window to an ever diminishing way of life. Of course it is first and foremost a melodrama, but this aspect I found to be often overshadowed by the secondary themes and the little details, like Robert Mitchum's den (was there ever a room that defined machismo the way this one does?).