The Hill
“They went up like men! They came down like animals!”
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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Cast
14 people
Sean Connery
Joe Roberts
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Rock
Harry Andrews
R.S.M. Wilson
Known for
Battle of Britain
Jack the Ripper
Ian Bannen
Harris
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Waking Ned
Alfred Lynch
George Stevens
Known for
The Taming of the Shrew
The Krays
Ossie Davis
Jacko King
Known for
Doctor Dolittle
Do the Right Thing
Roy Kinnear
Monty Bartlett
Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Jack Watson
Jock McGrath
Known for
Coronation Street
Masada
Ian Hendry
Staff Sergeant Williams
Known for
Repulsion
Get Carter
Michael Redgrave
The Medical Officer
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
The Innocents
Norman Bird
Commandant
Known for
The Lord of the Rings
Fawlty Towers
Neil McCarthy
Burton
Known for
Shōgun
Where Eagles Dare
Howard Goorney
Walters
Known for
Fiddler on the Roof
Bedazzled
Sidney Lumet Director · Ray Rigby Screenplay R.S. Allen Author
Worldwide gross $4.3M · Budget $2.5M · United States release October 3, 1965
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$4,300,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Seven Arts Productions
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 22, 1965
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · June 17, 1965
Theatrical
United States · October 3, 1965
Theatrical
United States
May 31, 1972 · TV
Australia
April 2, 2024 · Digital
Brazil
December 25, 1965 · Theatrical · IMDB
France
June 11, 1965 · Theatrical
Germany
October 7, 1965 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 18, 1966 · Theatrical
Italy
September 8, 1965 · Theatrical
Japan
July 3, 1965 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 9, 1998 · Physical
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