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.
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,
DATE: 1987
WRITER: Bruce Chatwin
DIRECTOR: Andrew Grieve
CAST: Bob Peck, Gemma Jones, Mike Gwilym, Robert Gwilym, Nicola Beddoe, Patrick Godfrey
LENGTH: 117 min
FORMAT: TBC
LANGUAGE: English
DISTRIBUTOR: BFI
CONTACT: bookings.films@bfi.org
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