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Hungry Hill

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Life becomes a tragedy for the wife of an Irish heir to a 19th-century family feud and fortune.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1947-01-07

Runtime: 103 mins

Director: Brian Desmond Hurst

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Hungry Hill

Production Companies: Two Cities Films

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Reviews

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Geronimo1967
Cecil Parker offers us the thread to guide us through this adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel about the dynastic aspirations of the "Brodrick" family, and of their trials and tribulations over a long period of history spent feuding with the local "Donovan" clan. It all starts when an altercation at their copper mine results in the death of his son "Henry" (Michael Denison) and follows the efforts of subsequent generations to try to put the past to rest (or not!). It's not the greatest of stories, this, but Parker and his eldest son, the well-meaning "Greyhound John" (Dennis Price), along with a strong performance from the always reliable Margaret Lockwood as his ambitious wife "Fanny Rosa" and Dermot Walsh as their aptly monikered son "Wild Johnnie" give us quite a few decent characters to follow. Terence Young helped the author adapt the screenplay and Brian Hurst has done a reasonable job, but somehow the story lacks punch. It takes way too long to get anywhere and the production itself is somewhat pedestrian. I did enjoy it, but that is probably because I am a fan of the three lead actors - I am not sure anyone will remember the film for long, though.
2022-07-07

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