Based on bruce chatwin's award winning novel, on the black hill is an evocative depiction of the life of a rural farming family, set in the beautiful welsh border country.starring bob peck jurassic park, edge of darkness and gemma jones bridget jones diary, radiator as an embittered married couple, the film charts their efforts to raise identical twin brothers in the turbulent early years of the 20th century'. '.strtoupper('s')haring a unique bond, the brothers journey through eight decades of life, death and hardship together, all the while tied to the land on which they were raised.featuring stunning photography and steeped in authentic rural imagery, on the black hill has been described as one of the best british films of the 1980s.extras episodesnewly filmed interview with director andrew grievefully illustrated bookletcast and crewdirector andrew grieve poirot, horatio hornblower, wire in the bloodcast bob peck, gemma jones, mike gwilym, robert gwilymawards and reviews winner of the golden seashell for best film at the 1988 san sebastian international film festival'a film of integrity, insight and beauty' observer'oddly neglected since its release, this spare, sensitive adaptation of bruce chatwin's novel is one of the best british films of its decade' sight sound'our countryside hasn't looked this ravishingly lovely since far from the madding crowd' time out