Home from the Hill (1960)
Fans of Parrish, A Summer Place, and The Big Country will find a new favorite in Vincente Minnelli’s lush drama Home from the Hill. With Robert Mitchum as the macho patriarch, you know the story’s going to have a strong foundation and great acting. Eleanor Parker continues to show off her acting chops as Bob’s wife, proving that she, too, could have been Blanche DuBois to Bob’s Stanley, if Hollywood had any sense back in 1951. The family has a powerful reputation, wealth, and a beautiful house, but their only son, George Hamilton, is a little sheltered. Bob decides it’s time for him to discover his masculine side and shows him the art of hunting. Eleanor hates seeing the change in her son, but that’s only the beginning. Trust me, you’ll want to know what happens next.
Robert Mitchum is fantastic and manly, a strong screen presence, and the type of person everyone in a family or town would naturally admire. He’s given many wonderful performances in his five-decade career, and Home from the Hill is one of them. Eleanor Parker, George Hamilton, and George Peppard are also wonderful, owning their characters and showcasing them beautifully for the screen. I’m sure George Hamilton was envious of Warren Beatty winning the lead in Splendor in the Grass the following year, as his part in this film could have easily been seen as an audition. Having only seen George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, I wasn’t really a fan. This movie completely changed my mind. He was kind, sensitive, tough, and extremely likable. I finally understand why my mom thought he was so cute!
Home from the Hill has it all: a compelling and dramatic story, wonderfully strong performances, romance, action, tension, beautiful colors, three-dimensional characters, pretty costumes by Walter Plunkett , and a nice theme by Bronislau Kaper. If you prepare yourself to look away during the hunting scenes, you’ll be in for a wonderful movie night.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to upsetting scenes involving animals, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
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Robert Mitchum is fantastic and manly, a strong screen presence, and the type of person everyone in a family or town would naturally admire. He’s given many wonderful performances in his five-decade career, and Home from the Hill is one of them. Eleanor Parker, George Hamilton, and George Peppard are also wonderful, owning their characters and showcasing them beautifully for the screen. I’m sure George Hamilton was envious of Warren Beatty winning the lead in Splendor in the Grass the following year, as his part in this film could have easily been seen as an audition. Having only seen George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, I wasn’t really a fan. This movie completely changed my mind. He was kind, sensitive, tough, and extremely likable. I finally understand why my mom thought he was so cute!
Home from the Hill has it all: a compelling and dramatic story, wonderfully strong performances, romance, action, tension, beautiful colors, three-dimensional characters, pretty costumes by Walter Plunkett , and a nice theme by Bronislau Kaper. If you prepare yourself to look away during the hunting scenes, you’ll be in for a wonderful movie night.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to upsetting scenes involving animals, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Robert Mitchum movies here!
Hot Toasty Rag Nominations:
Best Picture of 1960
Best Dramatic Screenplay
Best Musical Score: Bronislau Kaper