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British Sudan Drama Cowardice Drama Great Britain Libyan Desert Drama Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) 1865-1948 Film adaptations Military prisons Libyan Desert Drama Soldiers Great Britain Drama Sudan History 1881-1899 Drama Torture Libyan Desert Drama World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons DramaFilter By Subjects
British Sudan Drama Cowardice Drama Great Britain Libyan Desert Drama Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) 1865-1948 Film adaptations Military prisons Libyan Desert Drama Soldiers Great Britain Drama Sudan History 1881-1899 Drama Torture Libyan Desert Drama World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons DramaSummary: 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HILSummary: Adaptation of A.E.W. Mason's classic 1902 adventure novel about the British Empires exploits in Africa, and a crowning achievement of Alexander Kordas legendary production company, London Films. Set at the end of the nineteenth century, follows the travails of a young officer accused of cowardice after he resigns his post on the eve of a major deployment to Khartoum; he must fight to redeem...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2011