The read
Every source lands within 6 points of the others.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic81/100
265 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney LumetDirector
- Ray RigbyScreenplay
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
- Neil McCarthyBurton
- Howard GoorneyWalters
Stills
Themes
prisonlibyasadismafricaworld war iiheatbritish armysahara desertmilitary prisonpunishmentblack and whitetorture