King of the hill /

King of the hill: Set in St. Louis during the Depression, it follows the daily struggles of a resourceful and imaginative adolescent who, after his tubercular mother is sent to a sanatorium, must survive on his own in a run-down hotel during his salesman father₂s long business trips.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	King of the hill (Motion picture : 1993)
Other Authors:	Soderbergh, Steven, 1963- (Screenwriter), Krabbé, Jeroen, 1944- (Actor), Eichhorn, Lisa, 1952- (Actor), Allen, Karen, 1951- (Actor), Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004 (Actor), McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961- (Actor), Bradford, Jesse (Actor), Fuchs, Daniel, 1909-1993 (Screenwriter), Gallagher, Peter, 1955- (Actor), Elliot, Alison, 1970- (Actor), Fichtner, William (Actor), Trese, Adam, 1969- (Actor), Baker, Joe Don (Actor), Dooley, Paul, 1928- (Actor), Duvall, Shelley, 1949- (Actor), Shue, Elisabeth (Actor), Hotchner, A. E., Tracy, Don, 1905-1976
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 698.
Subjects:	Families > Missouri > Saint Louis > Drama. Boys > Missouri > Saint Louis > Drama. Nineteen thirties > Drama. Depressions > 1929 > Missouri > Saint Louis > Drama. Saint Louis (Mo.) > Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Description
Summary:	King of the hill: Set in St. Louis during the Depression, it follows the daily struggles of a resourceful and imaginative adolescent who, after his tubercular mother is sent to a sanatorium, must survive on his own in a run-down hotel during his salesman father₂s long business trips. Underneath: A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.
Item Description:	Title from container. King of the hill: Based on the memoir by A. E. Hotchner. Underneath: Based on the novel "Criss Cross" by Don Tracy. King of the hill: Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. Underneath: Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Special features: DVD Disc 1: Steven Soderbergh (new interview); A.E. Hotchner (new interview); Against Tyranny (a new visual essay); Deleted scenes; Trailer. DVD Disc 2: Steven Soderbergh (interview about The Underneath); The Underneath (1995, Soderbergh's follow-up feature to King of the hill).
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Format:	DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Production Credits:	King of the hill: Costume design, Susan Lyall ; production design, Gary Frutkoff ; music, Cliff Martinez ; camera, Elliot Davis ; picture editor, Steven Soderbergh. Underneath: Costume design, Karyn Wagner ; editor, Stan Salfas ; production design, Howard Cummings ; music, Cliff Martinez ; camera, Elliot Davis.