They went up like men! They came down like animals!
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. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.
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Grave, earnest, overwhelming and bleak.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Sean ConneryJoe Roberts
- Harry AndrewsR.S.M. Wilson
- Ian BannenHarris
- Alfred LynchGeorge Stevens
- Ossie DavisJacko King
- Roy KinnearMonty Bartlett
- Jack WatsonJock McGrath
- Ian HendryStaff Sergeant Williams
- Michael RedgraveThe Medical Officer
- Norman BirdCommandant
Crew
- Sidney LumetDirector
- Ray RigbyScreenplay
- Oswald MorrisDirector of Photography
- Thelma ConnellEditor
- Kenneth HymanProducer
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