The Hill

The Hill

 Cast: Sean Connery
Sean Connery
, Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
, Ian Bannen
Ian Bannen
, Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
, Ian Hendry
Ian Hendry
The Hill

The Hill

 Cast: Sean Connery
Sean Connery
, Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
, Ian Bannen
Ian Bannen
, Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
, Ian Hendry
Ian Hendry

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Overview

The Hill (1965) was unfairly subjected to ridicule by the more obtuse "critics" of '65 who harped on the fact that it starred Sean Connery and, unlike Connery's Bond pictures, had no women in it. Bypassing these cretinous comments, it must be noted that The Hill is an above-the-norm entry in the "military prison" genre. The film takes place during World War II, in a Libyan stockade for incorrigible British soldiers. The camp's brutal Sergeant Major (Harry Andrews) puts his charges to work on grueling, monotonous, and pointless projects to break their spirits. When one rebellious inmate dies due to this treatment, the Sergeant Major is reprimanded by Joe Roberts (Connery), who has been appointed as the prisoners' spokesman. The result is that Roberts is likewise subjected to the most demeaning and humiliating of prison chores -- but his spirit, and that of his comrades, is not so easily crushed. Based on a TV play by Ray Rigby, The Hill should never be seen in any form other than its dusty, parched original black-and-white; the currently available colorized version is a crime against humanity. One problem: The British dialects in the first 20 minutes are so thick that an American viewer practically needs subtitles (British critics chalked this problem up not to elocution but to poor sound recording).

Product Details

Release Date: 05/05/2015
UPC: 0888574295158
Original Release: 1965
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Language: English
Time: 2:03:00
Sales rank: 22,953

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Sean Connery Trooper Joe Roberts
Harry Andrews Sgt. Major Bert Wilson
Ian Bannen Sgt. Charlie Harris
Ossie Davis Jacko King
Ian Hendry Staff Sgt. Williams
Michael Redgrave Medical Officer
Alfred Lynch George Stevens
Roy Kinnear Monty Bartlett
Jack Watson Jock McGrath
Norman Bird Commandant
Neil McCarthy Sgt. Burton
Howard Goorney Walters
Tony Caunter Martin
Neil McCallum Sgt. Burton
Art Noel Composer
Don Pelosi Composer

Technical Credits
Sidney Lumet Director
Ray Rigby Screenwriter
R.S. Allen Screenwriter
Kenneth Hyman Producer
Gerry Crampton Stunts
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