Product Description

Un portrait de famille à l’intensité dramatique incomparable Dans l’un de ses plus beaux rôles, Robert Mitchum interprète le « Capitaine » Wade Hunnicutt, un influent chef de famille dont la passion commune pour la chasse et les femmes aura des conséquences dramatiques pour toute sa famille. Adaptation du roman best seller de William Humphrey, cette grande saga se focalise sur une riche famille d’une petite ville du Texas : le mari bourru et coureur de jupons (Mitchum) ; sa femme amère et distante (Eleanor Parker) ; le fils faible et introverti, Theron (George Hamilton) ; le viril fils illégitime de Hunnicutt, Rafe (George Peppard) ; et la femme magnifique (Luna Patten) dont les deux garçons sont amoureux. Quand la jeune et influençable Theron apprend l’inavouable vérité sur son père, les sentiments refoulés de la famille explosent, déclenchant un cercle vicieux qui conduira à l’apogée dramatique du film. Salué par la critique, Celui par Qui le Scandale Arrive bénéficie de la réalisation impeccable de Vincente Minnelli et des performances mémorables de jeunes acteurs comme George Hamilton et George Peppard qui font leurs premiers pas sur grand écran.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14612 in DVD
• Brand: MITCHUM,ROBERT
• Released on: 2007-01-23
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Dubbed in: French
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 150 minutes

Features

• Southern drama involving a wealthy landowner's conflicts with his wife and two sons, one of which is illegitimate.Running Time: 150 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR Age: 012569795396 UPC: 012569795396 Manufacturer No: 79539

Amazon.com
Home from the Hill is among the underrated titles in the careers of Robert Mitchum and Vincente Minnelli, two disparate talents who create a potent familial saga here. The setting is East Texas, where Mitchum's philandering patriarch rules the local area. His wife (Eleanor Parker) has raised their son (George Hamilton) as a momma's boy, the kind of soft kid who gets bamboozled into going on a "snipe hunt" with the pranking locals. His opposite number is a manly farmhand (George Peppard) with his own bond with Mitchum. Southern melodrama thrives in such a setting, and the film doesn't avoid all the traps, but Minnelli suffuses the movie with the same emotional effects of color and movement that he brought to his direction of musicals. Minnelli's sensitivity and Mitchum's strength carry the movie, but the secret weapon is the unexpectedly good work from the two Georges, both of whom were at the beginning of their careers. (You can see from this film that Peppard is a dead-cert to become a major movie star, which he almost did--but then didn't, for a variety of reasons.) The film was shot on location around Paris, Texas, and although this is far from Minnelli's An American in Paris, the exciting hunting sequences are solid proof that you can't pigeonhole a talented director. You can't pigeonhole Mitchum, either, and this is one of his best roles. --Robert Horton

Customer Reviews

Earthy melodrama
Robert Mitchum stars as Wade, the big-shot in his Texas town; he is rich, conceited, a good hunter, and a phillanderer. His wife has been holding a grudge on him since he fathered a child, Rafe (George Peppard) out of wedlock. Wade's legitimate son (George Hamilton) is quite a disappointment to old Dad. Add to this mix the young and pretty Libby (Luana Patton), who likes both Theron and Rafe, and you have a great story.

Although Mitchum is wonderfully charismatic, George Peppard emerges as the real star. He is so handsome and appealing as a rugged man's man with a tender heart. George Hamilton looks too old to play 17-year old weakling Theron, but he is suitably awkward. Beautiful Eleanor Parker is excellent as Wade's long-suffering wife.

This film is long and melodramatic, but the script is good, the actors are likeable and attractive, the score is lovely, and all the loose ends are neatly tied up in the end. Heartily recommended.

A Must See Movie
This is a movie that reaches to everyone. It deals with pride and a misunderstanding of people. It deals with love, heartache, sadness, and loss. Robert Mitchum is the man who lives with a wife who could not be with him because of his bastard son, played by George Peppard. Their own son, played by George Hamilton, is weak and soon has a hatred for marriage because of his parents. The only one with a heart is George Peppard. Everyone soon comes to understand one another, but sadly it is too late. This movie is an excellent one for people who would just like an old story about the reality of life.

A Great American film reminiscent of a Greek tragedy
Years ago this film was featured on HBO, for several months, and I loved it immediately. In fact, I have borrowed the name Raph(spelled by us as Raphe) as my son's middle name. Not as he can be a little bastard, but because Raph was the most endearing, faithful, courageous, trustworthy charactor in the movie, despite having suffered more than any other. Since I have bought "Home from the Hill" thru amazon.com. I was suprised to find that my 5 yr old son and my wife also enjoyed "Home" the first time they saw it.

The story is based on a novel by William Humphrey, under the same title. I have not read the book, but once you see the movie you will understand why I would want to.

This book is for many audiences, including romance seekers, fans of classic greek tragedy, and outdoors sportsmen. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.