The Hill
(DVD)
Contributors
Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011 film director.
Hyman, Kenneth, 1928- film producer.
Rigby, Ray screenwriter.
Connery, Sean, actor.
Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989, actor.
Hyman, Kenneth, 1928- film producer.
Rigby, Ray screenwriter.
Connery, Sean, actor.
Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989, actor.
Published
Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. :, [2007].
ISBN
1419849247, 9781419849244
Status
Description
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | DVD WAR HILL | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films.
Libyan Desert -- Drama.
Military prisons -- Libyan Desert -- Drama.
Rigby, Ray -- Film adaptations.
Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Torture -- Libyan Desert -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films.
Libyan Desert -- Drama.
Military prisons -- Libyan Desert -- Drama.
Rigby, Ray -- Film adaptations.
Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Torture -- Libyan Desert -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Drama.
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. :, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 DVD-video (123 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1419849247, 9781419849244
UPC
012569797055, 888574295158
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1965.
General Note
Based on an original play by Ray Rigby and R.S. Allen.
General Note
Special features: Vintage featurette "The sun ... the sand ... The Hill"; 1965 war movies trailer gallery (The hill, Operation Crossbow and Battle of the Bulge).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Thelma Connell.
Participants/Performers
Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Alfred Lynch, Ossie Davis, Roy Kinnear, Jack Watson, Ian Hendry, Sir Michael Redgrave.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (matted, enhanced) original theatrical presentation; Dolby Digital mono.; dual-layer.
Language
English and dubbed French soundtracks with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1966: Film awards, Best British cinematograpy, black and white.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lumet, S., Hyman, K., Rigby, R., Connery, S., Andrews, H., Bannen, I., Lynch, A., Davis, O., Kinnear, R., Watson, J., Hendry, I., & Redgrave, M. (2007). The Hill . Turner Entertainment Co. :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sidney Lumet et al.. 2007. The Hill. Burbank, CA: Turner Entertainment Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sidney Lumet et al.. The Hill Burbank, CA: Turner Entertainment Co., 2007.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Lumet, S., Hyman, K., Rigby, R., Connery, S., Andrews, H., Bannen, I. and Lynch, A. et al (2007). The hill. Burbank, CA: Turner Entertainment Co..
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lumet, Sidney, et al. The Hill Turner Entertainment Co. :, 2007.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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