Does Anyone Remember 'The Hill' with S. Connery?

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I have had the impression that it was a film that kind of fell through the cracks and was forgotten in later years.

It is, however, one absolutely amazing and grueling prison film, done in '65 when Connery was just getting famous for 'Bond.' Directed by Sidney Lumet.

Shot in B/W in horrible heat in N. Africa, it shows a British WW2 prison in action. The Hill in the title is a huge sandpile in the middle of the yard that is used for punishment.....

I saw this one as a teenager on TV in Europe, and it wasn't until I caught it on VHS years ago from AMC that I had even seen it screened in the US.

So, just curious how such an interesting film can have such a low profile. If you like war-related films, definitely check it out. Ian Hendry plays a sadistic officer so well that you just want to shoot him on sight.

Anyone seen this one?

C.