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The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)

★ 6.6PG92 min

1995 film by Christopher Monger

The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain is a 1995 romantic comedy film with a story by Ifor David Monger, written and directed by Christopher Monger. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival and was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.

The film is based on a story heard by Christopher Monger from his grandfather about the real village of Taff's Well, in the old county of Glamorgan, and its neighbouring Garth Hill. Due to 20th century urbanisation of the area, it was filmed in the more rural Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llansilin in Powys.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain about?
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995) — 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
Is The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.