Home from the Hill (film)

Home from the Hill
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vincente Minnelli
Produced by	Edmund Grainger
Written by	William Humphrey
Screenplay by	Harriet Frank, Jr. Irving Ravetch
Based on	Home from the Hill (novel) 1958
Starring	Robert Mitchum Eleanor Parker George Peppard George Hamilton Everett Sloane
Music by	Bronislau Kaper
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	Harold F. Kress
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	March 3, 1960 (1960-03-03) (United States)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,354,000
Box office	$5,075,000

Home from the Hill is a 1960 Metrocolor film in CinemaScope directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George Hamilton, Everett Sloane, and Luana Patten.

The script was adapted from the novel, Home from the Hill, by author, William Humphrey. The film was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. The film's title is from the last line of Robert Louis Stevenson's short poem "Requiem". This film was originally intended for actors Clark Gable and Bette Davis, but the roles then went to Robert Mitchum and Eleanor Parker. As of June 2016 the film's only surviving credited cast member was George Hamilton.

In the beginning, Captain Wade Hunnicutt (Robert Mitchum), the wealthiest and most powerful person in his East Texas town, is wounded by a jealous husband. Wade is a notorious womanizer, who lives with his beautiful wife Hannah (Eleanor Parker) who scorns him. She has raised their son Theron (George Hamilton) to be dependent upon her, but as he reaches adulthood Theron seeks his father’s help in becoming a man.

Wade initiates Theron in hunting and other masculine pursuits under the watchful eye of Rafe (George Peppard), Hunnicutt's loyal employee. Theron admires the slightly older and more worldly Rafe, and rapidly develops into a marksman and skilled hunter; he also learns about women from Rafe.