Overview
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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DirectorSidney Lumet
WriterRay Rigby
Cast
Sean Connery
Joe Roberts
Harry Andrews
R.S.M. Wilson
Ian Bannen
Harris
Alfred Lynch
George Stevens
Ossie Davis
Jacko King
Roy Kinnear
Monty Bartlett
Jack Watson
Jock McGrath
Ian Hendry
Staff Sergeant Williams
Michael Redgrave
The Medical Officer
Norman Bird
Commandant
Neil McCarthy
Burton
Howard Goorney
Walters
Tony Caunter
Martin
James Payne
Man in Prison (uncredited)
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Keywords
prisonlibyasadismafricaworld war iiheatbritish armysahara desertmilitary prisonpunishmentblack and whitetorturesoldiercrueltydesertlibyan desertdrill instructormilitarynorth africahill
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026