The Hill Movie Review 1965

British soldiers in a WWII North African military prison are subjected to the brutal discipline of the sadistic Staff Sgt. Williams (Hendry). One of the harshest punishments is the "Hill" a man-made sand wall that the men must climb in full gear. When one of the men dies, it provokes a confrontation between the prisoners, led by Connery, and Williams and his C.O. (Andrews). Harrowing, disturbing look at British Army life and discipline excels on the strength of taut script and great work by the fine cast.

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Available on VHS
Running time 121 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Military Crimes & Trials, Military: Foreign, Men in Prison, Deserts

Screenplay

Ray Rigby, R.S. (Ray) Allen

Cast

Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Hendry, Ian Bannen, Ossie Davis, Alfred Lynch, Jack Watson, Roy Kinnear, Michael Redgrave, Norman Bird, Neil McCarthy, Howard Goorney, Tony Caunter

Cinematography

Oswald Morris

Director

Sidney Lumet

Producer

Kenneth Hyman