Outside the prison walls they were fighting the enemy!
Behind the prison bars they fought the deadliest war of all... with each other.

Starring: Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Alfred Lynch, Ossie Davis, Roy Kinnear, Jack Watson

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"You'd prop up dead men and inspect them if you was ordered to!" – Trooper Joe Roberts

Why watch this? This film examines the cruelty of a British military prison in Libya.

Plot Summary: This war drama is set in the scorching heat of the Libyan desert, at the end of WWII. A British Army outpost deals with military prisoners. The officers in charge conduct brutal punishments on the men, including forcing the men to hike up and down a sand mound called "The Hill".

Dad's Preview:  This movie is an exercise in failed leadership, when those in charge simply do not step up and stop something they know to be wrong. Connery is excellent as a former Sergeant Major who assaulted his superior officer. I loved to hate the brutal performance by Brit Harry Andrews. He drips of evil, as he hides his own failings, and takes it out on the helpless prisoners.

Seven Arts Productions; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer