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The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

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

Director

Christopher Monger

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$10,904,930

Production

Miramax,Parallax Pictures

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Reginald Anson

Elizabeth aka Betty from Cardiff

Tara Fitzgerald

Morgan the Goat

George Garrad

Johnny Shellshocked (Jones)

Reverend Jones

Kenneth Griffith

Thomas Twp

Thomas Twp Too

Williams the Petroleum

Ivor

Davies the School

Garfield Morgan

Blod Jones

Tommy Twostroke

Dafydd Wyn Roberts

Sgt. Thomas

Mavis

Jones the JP

David Lloyd Meredith

Evans the End of the World

Grandfather

Young Boy

Harry Kretchmer

Thomas the Trains

Girl in classroom

Narrator

Nicholas McGaughey

Villager

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Morgan The Goat George Garrad Reginald Anson Johnny Shellshocked Narrator Grandfather Thomas Twp Too Thomas Twp Betty Sgt. Thomas Davies The School Jones The Jp

For example there was Williams the Petroleum - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

For example there was Williams the Petroleum

Well pleasant enough sort of place isn't it - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Well pleasant enough sort of place isn't it

No Cartographer actually - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

No Cartographer actually

Look sorry Could I please have a pint of bitter - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Look sorry Could I please have a pint of bitter

- [Morgan] Why not?
- Because he's not ready. - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

- [Morgan] Why not? - Because he's not ready.

Have you no shame No - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Have you no shame No

All Less - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

All this fuss Over what - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

All this fuss Over what

This is my brother Thomas Twp and I am Thomas Twp Too - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

This is my brother Thomas Twp and I am Thomas Twp Too

And how do you know later Well we've made measurements with those two hills - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

And how do you know later Well we've made measurements...

980 feet Ah ah - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

I don't want Ffynnon Garw to be on the map - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

I don't want Ffynnon Garw to be on the map

- Well, this is--
- No, listen. [Muttering] - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

- Well, this is-- - No, listen. [Muttering]

In France we dug trenches ten miles long - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

In France we dug trenches ten miles long

Ahem. - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

[Sighs, Groans] - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

[Sighs, Groans]

One can't be too careful in foreign climes - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

One can't be too careful in foreign climes

Half wit Just a map - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Half wit Just a map

Well, I've had far too much
excitement for one evening. - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Well, I've had far too much excitement for one evening.

Oh, don't worry about Morgan. This isn't
the first time I've looked after him. - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Oh, don't worry about Morgan. This isn't the first...

Betty! - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

- So?
- So what? - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

- So? - So what?

The truth is that while we Welsh like to believe - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

The truth is that while we Welsh like to believe

[Chattering] - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

They're pretty Mmm Yes - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

They're pretty Mmm Yes

My text for today comes from - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

My text for today comes from

- Ah.
- But don't think for one minute... - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

- Ah. - But don't think for one minute...

Well there's nothing very special about me - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Well there's nothing very special about me

Well there's nothing very special about me - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Well there's nothing very special about me

Um I'm not sure that I can rely on Mr Garrad - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Um I'm not sure that I can rely on Mr Garrad

Stop actin' so English - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Stop actin' so English

So you'll be takin' the first train
out in the morning? - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

So you'll be takin' the first train out in the mor...

Well I it will be measured again I mean eh - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Well I it will be measured again I mean eh

Drink, Blod? - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

They're in chapel. It's Sunday.
What's yours? - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

They're in chapel. It's Sunday. What's yours?

Grandfather And so it was that Betty and Anson stayed a night on Ffynnon Garw - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Grandfather And so it was that Betty and Anson stayed a...

And when they descended,
it was to announce... - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

And when they descended, it was to announce...

[Young Man] And should you think
this is just a shaggy-dog story... - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

[Young Man] And should you think this is just a shaggy-dog s...

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

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Director: Christopher Monger

Writer: Ifor David Monger, Christopher Monger

Production: Miramax,Parallax Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 1995

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $10,904,930

Released: 12 May 1995

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

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