The Hill
The Hill [videorecording] /
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Seven-Arts Productions presents a Kenneth Hyman production ; screenplay by Ray Rigby ; produced by Kenneth Hyman ; directed by Sidney Lumet.
- Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]
- 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Based on an original play by Ray Rigby and R.S. Allen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. Special features: Vintage featurette "The sun ... the sand ... The Hill"; 1965 war movies trailer gallery (The hill, Operation Crossbow and Battle of the Bulge).
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Thelma Connell. Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Thelma Connell.
Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Alfred Lynch, Ossie Davis, Roy Kinnear, Jack Watson, Ian Hendry, Sir Michael Redgrave.
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.
Not rated.
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (matted, enhanced) original theatrical presentation; Dolby Digital mono.; dual-layer.
English and dubbed French soundtracks with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1966: Film awards, Best British cinematograpy, black and white.
1419849247 9781419849244
012569797055
79705 Warner Home Video
Rigby, Ray--Film adaptations.
Military prisons--Libyan Desert--Drama.
Soldiers--Great Britain--Drama.
Torture--Libyan Desert--Drama.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons--Drama.
Libyan Desert--Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
Based on an original play by Ray Rigby and R.S. Allen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. Special features: Vintage featurette "The sun ... the sand ... The Hill"; 1965 war movies trailer gallery (The hill, Operation Crossbow and Battle of the Bulge).
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Thelma Connell. Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Thelma Connell.
Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Alfred Lynch, Ossie Davis, Roy Kinnear, Jack Watson, Ian Hendry, Sir Michael Redgrave.
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.
Not rated.
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (matted, enhanced) original theatrical presentation; Dolby Digital mono.; dual-layer.
English and dubbed French soundtracks with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1966: Film awards, Best British cinematograpy, black and white.
1419849247 9781419849244
012569797055
79705 Warner Home Video
Rigby, Ray--Film adaptations.
Military prisons--Libyan Desert--Drama.
Soldiers--Great Britain--Drama.
Torture--Libyan Desert--Drama.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons--Drama.
Libyan Desert--Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.