The Hill (1965 film)

The Hill
original film poster
Directed bySidney Lumet
Screenplay byRay Rigby
Story byRay Rigby
R.S. Allen
Produced byKenneth Hyman
Starring
CinematographyOswald Morris
Edited byThelma Connell
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • 22 May 1965 (1965-05-22) (Cannes)
  • 17 June 1965 (1965-06-17) (UK)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million
Box office$4.3 million

The Hill is a 1965 British prison drama war film directed by Sidney Lumet and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It depicts the physical and psychological power struggles of a British military prison in North Africa, near the end of the Second World War. The title refers to a large mound prisoners are made to repeatedly climb. The film stars Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Ossie Davis, Ian Hendry, Alfred Lynch, Roy Kinnear and Michael Redgrave.

The film premiered at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Best Screenplay Award (for Ray Rigby). It was nominated for six BAFTA Awards, including Best Film and Outstanding British Film, and won Best Cinematography (for Oswald Morris). Harry Andrews' performance was nominated for Best British Actor, and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor.


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