The Hill

★★★★★

“They went up like men! They came down like animals!”

1965 · 2 h 3 min

Directed by Sidney Lumet

DramaWar

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Cast

Sean Connery

Credits

Written by: Ray Rigby

Plot

Prisoners in a British military prison in the Libyan desert.

Sinekatalog’s take

Sidney Lumet's military prison drama is brutal, claustrophobic and superbly acted. Sean Connery gives one of his finest performances in a tough, bleak study of authority and abuse.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (16,702 votes)
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