King of the hill
(DVD) 

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[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]., , ©2014.
Edition
DVD/Blu-ray dual-format edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. + 1 Blu-Ray disc. 
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]., , ©2014.
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD/Blu-ray dual-format edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515114110

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
King of the hill: Based on the memoir by A. E. Hotchner.
General Note
Underneath: Based on the novel "Criss Cross" by Don Tracy.
General Note
King of the hill: Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
General Note
Underneath: Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
General Note
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 Soderberg (interview about The Underneath); The Underneath (1995, Soderbergh's follow-up feature to King of the hill). Blu-ray contains identical special features. Booklet features an essay by critic Peter Tonguette, a 1993 interview with Soderberg, and an excerpt from Hotchner's 1972 memoir.
Creation/Production Credits
King of the hill: Costume design, Susan Lyall ; production design, Gary Frutkoff ; music, Cliff Martinez ; camera, Elliot Davis.
Creation/Production Credits
Underneath: Costume design, Karyn Wagner ; editor, Stan Salfas ; production design, Howard Cummings ; music, Cliff Martinez ; camera, Elliot Davis.
Participants/Performers
King of the hill: Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa Eichhorn, Karen Allen, Spalding Gray, Elizabeth McGovern, and Jesse Bradford.
Participants/Performers
Underneath: Peter Gallagher, Alison Elliot, William Fichtner, Adam Trese, Joe Don Baker, Paul Dooley, Shelley Duvall, Elisabeth Shue.
Description
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.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (2.35:1, 16:9) presentation; DTS-HD Masetr Audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Soderbergh, S., Krabbé, J., Eichhorn, L., Allen, K., Gray, S., McGovern, E., Bradford, J., & Hotchner, A. E. (2014). King of the hill (DVD/Blu-ray dual-format edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Steven Soderbergh et al.. 2014. King of the Hill. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Steven Soderbergh et al.. King of the Hill The Criterion Collection, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Soderbergh, Steven, et al. King of the Hill DVD/Blu-ray dual-format edition., The Criterion Collection, 2014.

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