The Hill (1965)
They went up like men! They came down like animals!
1965 · NR · 2h 3m · Drama, War
Genres: Drama, War
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: Ray Rigby
Cinematography: Oswald Morris
Editor: Thelma Connell
Rated 7.5/10 by 258 viewers
Cast
Sean Connery as Joe RobertsHarry Andrews as R.S.M. WilsonIan Bannen as HarrisAlfred Lynch as George StevensOssie Davis as Jacko KingRoy Kinnear as Monty BartlettJack Watson as Jock McGrathIan Hendry as Staff Sergeant WilliamsMichael Redgrave as The Medical OfficerNorman Bird as CommandantNeil McCarthy as BurtonHoward Goorney as WaltersMore like this
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