The Hill
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011, film director.
Hyman, Kenneth, 1928- film producer.
Rigby, Ray, screenwriter.
Connery, Sean, actor.
Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989, actor.
Published
Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]
Status
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Libyan Desert -- Drama.
Military prisons -- Libyan Desert -- Drama.
POW drama.
Prison films.
Rigby, Ray -- Film adaptations.
Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Torture -- Libyan Desert -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Drama.
Other Subjects
Desiertos -- África del Norte -- Teatro.
Feature films.
Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 -- Prisioneros y prisiones -- Teatro.
Soldados -- Gran Bretaña -- Teatro.
War films.

More Details

Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1419849247, 9781419849244, 9780419849247, 0419849246
UPC
012569797055, 888574295158
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1965.
General Note
Based on an original play by Ray Rigby and R.S. Allen.
General Note
Special features: Vintage featurette "The sun ... the sand ... The Hill"; 1965 war movies trailer gallery (The hill, Operation Crossbow and Battle of the Bulge).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Thelma Connell.
Participants/Performers
Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Alfred Lynch, Ossie Davis, Roy Kinnear, Jack Watson, Ian Hendry, Sir Michael Redgrave.
Description
Set in the Libyan Desert during World War II, British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up "The Hill," a manmade instrument of torture--a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. They are in this military prison because they once defied, rebelled and talked back to their superiors
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (matted, enhanced) original theatrical presentation; Dolby Digital mono.; dual-layer.
Language
English and dubbed French soundtracks with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1966: Film awards, Best British cinematograpy, black and white.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Lumet, S., Hyman, K., Rigby, R., Connery, S., Andrews, H., Bannen, I., Lynch, A., Davis, O., Kinnear, R., Watson, J., Hendry, I., Redgrave, M., & Rigby, R. (2007). The Hill. Turner Entertainment Co..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Sidney Lumet et al.. 2007. The Hill. Turner Entertainment Co..

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Sidney Lumet et al.. The Hill. Turner Entertainment Co., 2007.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Lumet, S., Hyman, K., Rigby, R., Connery, S., Andrews, H., Bannen, I. and Lynch, A. et al (2007). The hill. Burbank, CA: Turner Entertainment Co..

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Lumet, Sidney, et al. The Hill. Turner Entertainment Co., 2007.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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