On Black Hill

SYNOPSIS

On the Black Hill begins in the closing years of the 19th century with the marriage of dour, puritanical Welsh farmer Amos Jones to his social superior, vicar’s daughter Mary Latimer after the death of her father . Her inheritance and social connections enable them to rent a vacant farm, 'The Vision', a situation that is a cause for resentment in their relationship. It is against this background, along with a boundary feud with Watkins, a malicious neighbour, that the twins Lewis and Benjamin grow up. Having come through wars, romance and separation, they are still farming at 'The Vision' eighty years later.

 
WELSH CONNECTION

DIRECTOR: Andrew Grieve

LOCATION: Set in Wales, filmed at Llanfihangel Nant Brân, The Black Mountains, Hay-on-Wye and Crickhowell

CAST: Mike Gwilym, Robert Gwilym, 

 
RELEASE

DATE: 1987

PRODUCTION DETAILS

WRITER: Bruce Chatwin

DIRECTOR: Andrew Grieve

CAST: Bob Peck, Gemma Jones, Mike Gwilym, Robert Gwilym, Nicola Beddoe, Patrick Godfrey

TECHNICAL DETAILS

LENGTH: 117 min

FORMAT: TBC

LANGUAGE: English 

BOOKING DETAILS

DISTRIBUTOR: BFI

CONTACT: bookings.films@bfi.org

WHAT NEXT? 

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