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Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Certainly the best film that I've ever seen. Have watched it a few times and never get tired of it. Superb performances from all with Sean Connery the busted NCO, Harry Andrews - a throw back to greater army times, Ian Bannen - the good guy, Ian Hendry as the sadistic RSM and Roy Kinnear as the wimp are simply brilliant. Stark effect amplified by cracking black and white cinematography. They don't make films like this anymore, sadly.

Sent to a North African military British prison for the slightest infraction, a group of men find that the enemy outside the prison is preferable to the brutish British men "rehabilitating" them. This expose of hypocritical behavior during a time when freedom was worth dying for shows the monsters weren't all fighting for Hitler, Mussolini or Hirohito. It's an expose of corruption occurring when the wrong people are put in charge, turning everyone who works for them into animals. That is an interesting take on the genre of movies set during World War II, warning of the dangers of power corrupting, making me wonder how prisoners of war would be treated under such corruption by so-called allies. With a cast lead by Sean Connery and Harry Andrews, this is war drama in a different kind of disturbing way, showing the worst kind of mistreatment possible, and with the glee of those barking orders. Those orders have all of the prisoners running up and down a steep hill covered in sand under the blazing desert heat. The black and white photography makes the hill even more sinister looking, and closeups of the men as they face their first encounter with the hill confirms the difficult task they perform over and over, not only running up and down, but slinging heavy sandbags as well. It's like a slow occurring death, not only excruciatingly exhausting, but emotionally and mentally torturous as well. Director Sidney Lumet strikes a cord as do Andrews as the evil warden and Ossie Davis as a British subject from the West Indies who is treated with even more disdain because of his skin color.

This is one to leave you thinking:The Hill is one of those movies that's easy to overlook, if it weren't for the power of the drama involved; it's cloudless, bleak setting. Filmed in black and white by choice, set to a backdrop of stone walls means that it's cast really have to work bard to bring it to life-which of course they do. And that's where it's strength lies, in that it can be watched over and over and reveal more each time. It's main strength is it's authenticity, but depending on the perspective you watch it from it's many story lines running parallel can take precedence over others depending on your individual perspective. What I'm trying to say is this movie challenges the meaning of the saying "reading between the lines": e.g the first time I watched The Hill I was 14, watching it with my dad. I took in the face value of Williams vs Roberts whereas my dad emphasized to me the dangerous nature of RSM Wilson, the what could only be implied at the time of the medical officer's negligence to his responsibilities to the inmates and is merely using his position to vent his frustrated homosexuality. The Commandant, taking a wage and leaving the running of the prison to RSM Wilson, who on closer contemplation is so clearly narcissistic; take for example the scene in which the prisoners are on the verge of rioting, Wilson keeps his cool and demands the men be let out to face the guards who will not arm themselves(his orders) and basically stands toe-to-toe with the whole prison by calling their bluff. For those of us conscious at this point, you can't miss Wilson's arrogance/confidence/narcissism as he beckons the call to confront the might of the common man in this miniature society surviving in the isolation of the desert. Everything in his actions displays his contempt toward the inmates as he dances in the mouth of the beast, in effect saying to anyone listening that anyone can do his job if they have the courage, but they do not. On the subject of Williams, he, like Wilson, is a narcissist; constantly pushing his luck. Exceeding the limits dictated to him, and demanding that those around him protect him by keeping his secrets. This movie offers a brilliant insight into the dynamics of power and hierarchy and how they are so easily surpassed by one person who has, be it the arrogance,courage,gall,contempt or what ever one might call it, depending on their opinion on the subject. Also Wilson's relationship with Roberts; I personally feel that Wilson can't help but feel inadequate to Roberts, not only is Roberts his equal in rank but he is the real deal in that he is fresh from the battlefield. Wilson and all the staff of the prison are simply "scared of the sound of gunfire". Because of this Wilson can't break Roberts because he hasn't the higher ground of authority, either from rank or experience to speak from.In the closing summary, The Hill asks questions such as where does civilization begin and barbarity end or vice-versa? What is social responsibility,and when and where is the point that we simply cannot ignore our own individual social responsibility? It's climax displays the inevitable(but not predictable) end. Roberts, being bright enough to have foreseen it, has pleaded for the support of his cell mates; all of whom have been reluctant to give it. In mitigation one might do well to remember that these men, if unsuccessful could face the charge of mutiny which carried the death penalty in the time in which the film is set. The overall message this film carries is that conflict in life is unavoidable, and that if you don't confront what is looming it will eventually find and demand the confrontation it seeks.

This is one of the few films, of the time, in which Sean Connery doesn't get to mingle with a beach full of beautiful girls, nor does he get to save the world. But what he does is play a superb role in Sidney Lumets interpretation of Ray Rigby's screenplay. The cinematography produces some absolutely stunning black and white film it actually reminds me on 12 Angry Men. The film is about some soldiers at the end of World War 2, their hold up in military stockade. The film also includes some stand out performances from Roy Kinnear, Ossie Davis and Ian Hendry. The film has some really good quality dialogues. But whatever you say Connery takes the film for me with his performance. Just a really great movie and well worth a watch.