Hungry Hill

Hungry Hill

The story of a bitter feud that flamed for 40 years!

NR 1947 · 103 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

Life becomes a tragedy for the wife of an Irish heir to a 19th-century family feud and fortune.

Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst · Written by Terence Young

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