The Hill

(1965)Directed by Sidney Lumet123 minDrama, War
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.

Sean Conneryas Joe Roberts
Harry Andrewsas R.S.M. Wilson
Ian Bannenas Harris
Alfred Lynchas George Stevens
Ossie Davisas Jacko King
Roy Kinnearas Monty Bartlett
Jack Watsonas Jock McGrath
Ian Hendryas Staff Sergeant Williams
Michael Redgraveas The Medical Officer
Norman Birdas Commandant
Neil McCarthyas Burton
Howard Goorneyas Walters
Tony Caunteras Martin
JPJames Payneas Man in Prison (uncredited)