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They went up like men! They came down like animals! - The Hill
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Title: The Hill

Release Date: 17 Jun 1965

Runtime: 2h 3m

Genre: Drama, War

Director: Seven Arts Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Seven Arts Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.5 (221 votes)

Cast

  • Joe Roberts: Sean Connery
  • R.S.M. Wilson: Harry Andrews
  • Harris: Ian Bannen
  • George Stevens: Alfred Lynch
  • Jacko King: Ossie Davis
  • Monty Bartlett: Roy Kinnear
  • Jock McGrath: Jack Watson
  • Staff Sergeant Williams: Ian Hendry
  • The Medical Officer: Michael Redgrave
  • Commandant: Norman Bird
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