Summaries

When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.

Two English cartographers visit the small South Wales village of Ffynnon Garw, to measure what is claimed to be the "first mountain inside of Wales". It's 1917, and the war in Europe continues. The villagers are very proud of their "mountain", and are understandably disappointed and furious to find that it is in fact a "hill". Not to be outwitted by a rule (and the Englishmen who enforce it), the villagers set out to make their hill into a mountain, but to do so they must keep the English from leaving, before the job is done.—Rob Hartill

Details

Keywords
  • coal mining
  • scientific expedition
  • topography
  • welsh people
  • welsh valleys
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Aug 3, 1995
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Official sites Miramax
Language English Welsh
Filming locations Gyrn Moelfre, Powys, Wales, UK
Production companies Miramax Parallax Pictures

Box office

Budget $40997769
Gross US & Canada $10904930
Opening weekend US & Canada $2811355
Gross worldwide $10904930

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 39m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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