The Hill

1965 film by Sidney Lumet
Movie film Q617874
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The Hill

Summary

The Hill is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,029 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hill's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Hill was directed by Sidney Lumet[4].
  • R. S. Allen wrote the screenplay for The Hill[5].
  • Ray Rigby wrote the screenplay for The Hill[6].
  • The Hill's genre is drama film[7].
  • The Hill's genre is prison film[8].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Sean Connery[9].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Harry Andrews[10].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Ian Bannen[11].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Ossie Davis[12].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Ian Hendry[13].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Roy Kinnear[14].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Michael Redgrave[15].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Arnold Marquis[16].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Gert Günther Hoffmann[17].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Herbert Stass[18].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Michael Chevalier[19].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Neil McCarthy[20].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Joachim Nottke[21].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Gerd Duwner[22].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Joachim Ansorge[23].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Friedrich Schoenfelder[24].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Otto Czarski[25].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Jack Watson[26].
  • A cast member of The Hill was Norman Bird[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hill was produced by Kenneth Hyman[28]. It was directed by Sidney Lumet[4]. Screenwriters include R. S. Allen[5] and Ray Rigby[6]. Cast members include Sean Connery[9], Harry Andrews[10], Ian Bannen[11], Ossie Davis[12], Ian Hendry[13], and Roy Kinnear[14].

Publication

Publication dates include May 22, 1965[29], June 27, 1965[30], and May 31, 1972[31]. The original language of The Hill was English[32]. Genres include drama film[7] and prison film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

The Hill's main subject is World War II[34].

Reception

Reviews include 7.8/10[35] and 75%[36].

Why It Matters

The Hill ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,029 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Herbert Smith
    Publication date +1965-05-22T00:00:00Z, +1965-06-27T00:00:00Z, +1972-05-31T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter R. S. Allen, Ray Rigby
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+123'}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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