A 1917 Welsh village’s honour is at stake when mapmakers measure their mountain., A Welsh village community finds their civic pride threatened by a team of surveyors in this charmingly eccentric comedy., In this charmingly old-fashioned British comedy, the residents of a Welsh village endeavor to convince a stuffy British official that they do indeed live in the shadow of a mountain, not a hill. The trouble begins in 1917 when cartographer Reginald Anson is sent to Wales to make an official map of its terrain. He winds up in a tiny, anachronistic hamlet where the people do not have surnames, but are identified by their occupations or unusual characteristics. The humble townsfolk are hardworking and proud; especially of their mountain, Ffynnon Garw, which they claim is the first mountain in Wales. Unfortunately, the British government has officially decreed that only points that exceed 1,000 feet in elevation can be designated as mountains, and according to Anson’s calculations, Ffynnon Garw, is only 984 feet; therefore, it is most definitely a hill. The villagers are outraged at this indignity, and do all they can, ranging from gentle coercion to outright threats to get the straight-arrow Anson to make it a mountain. In desperation, they all devise an ingenious solution and Ffynnon Garw’s reputation of a mountain remains intact., (1995) English cartographers Reginald Anson and George Garrad (Hugh Grant and Ian McNeice) arrive in a Welsh village to determine the status of the local vantage point, but declare it 16 feet too short to be a mountain. Holding an emergency meeting, two traditionally warring villagers – the minister Rev Robert Jones (Kenneth Griffith) and publican Morgan the Goat (Colm Meaney) – unite and devise a plan: the locals must add 20 feet to the hill/ mountain, bucketload by bucketload, while the two Englishmen are otherwise detained, sending for Betty of Cardiff (Tara FitzGerald) to act as the alluring distraction in Christopher Monger’s charming comedy. Edited for language. HD Wide., In 1917 an English cartographer sets out to a Welsh village to measure what the villagers regard as a mountain. When the result shows that the mountain is in fact only a hill because it is slightly short of the required height, the locals find a way to make it qualify as a mountain., Comedy-drama about a pair of English map-makers who arrive in Wales to decide whether the local elevation is officially a hill or a mountain. It is 1917, and World War I is raging on the continent. English cartographers Reginald Anson (Hugh Grant) and George Garrad (Ian McNeice) arrive in the Welsh village of Ffynnon Garw to measure the nearby elevation from which the community takes its name. The locals are fiercely proud of Ffynnon Garw and, when it appears that the hill does not quite make it into the ‘mountain’ category, they resolve to keep the Englishmen in the village for a few days longer (thanks to the efforts of the seductive Betty, played by Tara Fitzgerald), and to make the hill a little bigger themselves!, Comedy drama set during the First World War. Told that a local hill is 16 feet short of being a mountain, Welsh villagers resolve to make up the difference. But while they make their mountain, they need to find a way of detaining the English cartographer responsible for the classification., In Christopher Monger’s charming comedy, English cartographers Reginald Anson and George Garrad arrive in a Welsh village to determine the status of the local vantage point, and immediately offend the locals by declaring it 16 feet too short to be a mountain. Holding an emergency meeting, two traditionally warring villagers – the minister Rev Robert Jones and publican Morgan the Goat – unite and devise a plan: the locals must add 20 feet to the hill/ mountain, bucketload by bucketload. Meanwhile, the two Englishmen are introduced to Betty of Cardiff, who should prove an alluring enough distraction during the time it will take for the villagers to complete their task., Two English cartographers (Hugh Grant and Ian MacNeice) arrive in a Welsh village to determine the status of the local vantage point. When they declare it 16 feet too short to be a mountain, the villagers devise a plan to elevate their hill while keeping the bureaucrats distracted in Christopher Monger’s charming comedy., Comedy-drama set during the First World War. Told that a local hill is 16 feet short of being a mountain, Welsh villagers resolve to make up the difference. But while they make their mountain, they need to find a way of detaining the English cartographer responsible for the classification., A cartographer stirs up a hornet’s nest after he and his partner visit a Welsh village to measure a local landmark.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain ” ?
A: The main cast includes Hugh Grant,Tara Fitzgerald,Colm Meaney,Ian McNeice,Ian Hart,Kenneth Griffith,Tudor Vaughn,Robert Elson,Hugh Vaughn,Robert Blythe,Robert Pugh,Lisa Palfrey,Garfield Morgan,Jack Walters,Howell Evans,David Lloyd Meredith,Dafydd Wyn Roberts,Iuean Rhys,Anwen Williams,Harry Kretchmer,Maisie McNeice,Fraser Cains,Joceline Andrews,Charles Garrad,Harvey Weinstein,Michelle Guish,Paul Sarony,Christopher Monger,Bob Weinstein,Vernon Layton,Dave Martin,Robert Jones,Janty Yates,Kezia De Winne,Chris Lowe,Mervyn Loynes,David Martin,Sally Hibbin.
Q: When Did the “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain” Released?
A: The Movie “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain” originally aired on 1995-05-12 and released in the year of 1995.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain” ?
A: “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
