King of the Hill [34024] Released: 1993-08-20 Genres: Drama, History Revenue: $1,214,231 Cast: 38 Popularity: 0.9885 Links: : Homepage, IMDB, TMDB Synopsis : Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return. Videos: