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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 talke...

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Other Authors: Rigby, Ray (Screenwriter), Connery, Sean (Actor), Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989 (Actor), Bannen, Ian, 1928-1999 (Actor), Lynch, Alfred, 1931-2003 (Actor), Davis, Ossie (Actor), Kinnear, Roy, 1934-1988 (Actor), Watson, Jack, 1915-1999 (Actor), Hendry, Ian, 1931-1984 (Actor), Redgrave, Michael (Actor), Morris, Oswald, 1915-2014 (director of photography.)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:English and dubbed French soundtracks with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: [Burbank, California] : Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., [2015]
Series:Archive collection.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons > Drama.
Military prisons > Libyan Desert > Drama.
Torture > Libyan Desert > Drama.
Soldiers > Great Britain > Drama.
Libyan Desert > Drama.
Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 > Prisioneros y prisiones > Teatro.
Soldados > Gran Bretaña > Teatro.
Desiertos > África del Norte > Teatro.
Rigby, Ray.
World War (1939-1945)
Military prisons.
Prisoners.
Prisoners of war.
Soldiers.
Torture.
Africa > Libyan Desert.
Great Britain.
1939-1945
War films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play in all DVD players or drives.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1965.
Based on an original play by Ray Rigby and R.S. Allen.
Special features: Vintage featurette "The sun ... the sand ... The Hill"; 1965 war movies theatrical trailer gallery (The hill, Operation Crossbow and Battle of the Bulge).
Physical Description:1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R; NTSC; Dolby digital mono.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1966: Film awards, Best British cinematograpy, black and white
Production Credits:Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Thelma Connell.