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- The Hill was important to Sean Connery as he tried to gain credibility as an actor in roles more demanding than those offered by his James Bond films, and, to most critics, he succeeded brilliantly as a tough nonconformist prisoner.
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The Hill is a 1965 British prison drama war film directed by Sidney Lumet, set in an army prison in North Africa during the Second World War. It stars Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Ossie Davis, Ian Hendry, Alfred Lynch, Roy Kinnear and Michael Redgrave.
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The Hill, American film drama, released in 1965, that was an acclaimed work of Neorealism from director Sidney Lumet.
Set in a British military prison in the Libyan desert during World War II, The Hill centres on a group of soldiers jailed for such offenses as insubordination, drunkenness, and profiteering. They are guarded by a cruel sergeant (played by Ian Hendry) who delights in torturing them both physically and psychologically, as when he forces the prisoners to make repeated climbs up an artificial hill. After a soldier dies, attempts to expose the inhumane conditions are thwarted when revenge-seeking prisoners kill the guard.
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•Studio: MGM
•Director: Sidney Lumet
•Producer: Kenneth Hyman
•Writer: Ray Rigby
•Sean Connery (Joe Roberts)
•Harry Andrews (Wilson)
•Ian Bannen (Harris)
•Alfred Lynch (Stevens)
•Ossie Davis (Jacko King)
•Roy Kinnear (Bartlett)
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Apr 17, 2023 · When Sir Sean Connery passed away on 31 October 2020, it became known that he had sadly struggled for some time with dementia. Yet as old friends and family rallied around, he would have flashes of insight to his illustrious, iconic career on screen.
Apr 22, 2011 · Roberts (Sean Connery), a former squadron sergeant major from the Royal Tank Regiment, was convicted of assaulting his officer; ee was ordered to lead his men in a senseless suicidal attack. Roberts scorns Williams’s brutality and challenges his authority.
Sep 21, 2024 · The Hill, is a movie where Connery plays a disgrace Sergeant Major who ends up n a military prison in some hot hell hole of a country! He's lost his rank and is accompanied by other cell mates with;
Nov 10, 2020 · Add to this list this week’s hidden gem, director Sidney Lumet’s brutal World War II prison drama “The Hill” from 1965. This almost forgotten black and white film featured Connery as Sergeant Major Joe Roberts, one of a group of soldiers who arrive in a small desert prison camp in Libya.
The Hill: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Alfred Lynch. In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.
