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The Hill

1965 · 123 min

A suffocating, sun-scorched pressure cooker that grinds you down with relentless cruelty and moral fury.

Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen
Tagline
They went up like men! They came down like animals!
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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Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • violence
  • justice
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • military
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Written by
Ray Rigby
Starring
Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Alfred Lynch, Ossie Davis, Roy Kinnear, Jack Watson, Ian Hendry
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Runtime
123 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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