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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788816864
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788816861
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 07, 1999
Running Time: 96 minutes
Sales Rank: 5652
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: May 12, 1995
Editorial Review:
Description:
Comedy favorite Hugh Grant (BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY) stars as a young man who offends an entire town by declaring their mountain -- a prized landmark -- to be a 'hill.' But soon he finds the eccentric locals, led by a witty innkeeper (Colm Meaney -- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION) will stop at nothing to defend their honor! While the townspeople rally around their 'mountain,' a fiery young woman (Tara Fitzgerald -- SIRENS) charms the puzzled out-of-towner into seeing things their way! You'll be elevated by laughter as the hilarious townspeople rise to the occasion -- and the bewildered visitor stumbles into love when he least expects it!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Movie For Those Who Aren't Even Fans of Hugh Grant
This is a fun movie about people accomplishing a goal that only has value to those of their town.
The towns people are enjoyable characters who come off as genuine as the country side is beautiful.
Rating:  - A great story
I have actually also read the book, which tells you something aboutthe impact this movie had upon me. In it Monger points out one of the great ironies of the story- the man with the longest and most enigmatic nickname did not need one: The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain was quite probably the only man named Anson living West of the Welsh border. He wasn't named Williams, Evans, Jones or Morgan. That he had one was a mark of the respect and admiration that the townfolk had ... Read More
Rating: - No Surprises in this comedy
This is a charming movie, although it does drag a bit. There are no surprises...........you know the story almost from the beginning to end within the first 20 minutes. Nevertheless, it is enjoyable, mainly due to the great sound track. It is good clean comedy with an inspirational message as to what plain ordinary people can do if they just want it badly enough. I liked it quite a bit, and felt proud of the townspeople and their endeavors. The world needs more of this kind of inspiration and brotherhood.
Rating: - Warm and funny comedy set in Wales
A pleasant, unusual comedy. Supposedly based on a real story (but probably not) and set in 1917, it tells the story of two English cartographers (Hugh Grant and Ian McNeice) who arrive in a Welsh village in order to take the measure of the nearby mountain, considered the pride of the locals. According to the height (more specifically, if it is higher than 1,000 feet), it will be determined whether it is indeed a mountain or it is just a hill. When the first measure turns out that it is just a few feet under the ... Read More
Rating: - Love it!
It's Hugh Grant-what more could you ask for? It is a period flick about two English cartographers measuring mountains for maps during the war and all the citizens go through to get their mountain on the map. Very charming!
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