Hill, The

Date: 1965
Director: Sidney Lumet
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Seventh Art Productions

Stars: Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Alfred Lynch, Ossie Davis, Roy Kinnear, Jack Watson, Ian Hendry, Sir Michael Redgrave
Location(s): Andalusia (Spain)

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Storyline:

In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive the brutal punishment and sadistic guards.

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Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

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The Hill stands inside a British military prison camp in the Libyan desert . . . .

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. . . . which was created in dunes near Almeria in Andalusia, Spain.

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As Sergeant Burton (Neil McCarthy) barks orders at prisoners, Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson (Harry Andrews) marches Staff Sergeant Williams (Ian Hendry) and Staff Sergeant Harris (Ian Bannen) across the camp.

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Newly arrived prisoners Joe Roberts (Sean Connery), George Stevens (Alfred Lynch), Jacko King (Ossie Davis), Monty Bartlett (Roy Kinnear) and Jock McGrath (Jack Watson) are introduced to The Hill.

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The specially built set near the dunes of Cabo de Gata near Cortijo Hoya Altica, not a million miles away from where scenes for 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' were shot.