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The Hill is a 1965 black-and-white drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, and Ossie Davis. The narrative is set in a desert prison in Libya during World War II. The film was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Seven Arts Productions. Filming took place in Almería Province. The original language is English.
The movie has a runtime of 123 minutes. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix. Herbert Smith served as the production designer. The production cost was 2,500,000. The film has received a review score of 7.8 out of 10 and 75 percent. It also holds a Metascore of 81. The Hill won one BAFTA Award, with a total of four wins and six nominations.
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7.5North 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.
Cast
- Sean Connery as Joe Roberts
- Harry Andrews as R.S.M. Wilson
- Ian Bannen as Harris
- Alfred Lynch as George Stevens
- Ossie Davis as Jacko King
- Roy Kinnear as Monty Bartlett
Themes
- prison
- libya
- sadism
- africa
- world war ii
- heat
- british army
- sahara desert
- military prison
- punishment
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Ratings
IMDb
7.8/10
16,160 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
81/100
- Year
- 1965
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- prison film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast member
- Norman Bird
- Production company
- Seven Arts Productions
- Cinematographer
- Oswald Morris
- Narrative location
- Libya
- Filming location
- Almería Province
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 375388
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1972-05-31
- title
- The Hill
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Herbert Smith
- color
- black-and-white
- set in environment
- desert
- review score
- 7.8/10
- capital cost
- 2500000
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