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    Hill In Korea, A (1956)

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    This low-budget black and white effort from British Lion Films is a grim and gritty tale about a patrol of British soldiers on a reconnaissance mission in Korea in 1951 who find themselves outnumbered and outgunned by two advancing Chinese battalions. The action takes place over three days and two nights.

    The British soldiers take refuge in a Buddhist temple atop a hill and fight it out with the enemy.

    They initially repulse several assaults (at one point, they have to contend with an enemy tank and successfully knock it out of action with a bazooka), but the fighting ultimately takes its toll.

    The majority of the men are National Service conscripts who don’t exhibit the discipline of regular professional soldiers and order begins to disintegrate – one soldier (Stanley Baker) becomes psychotic, another (Ronald Lewis) sabotages their wireless and, one by one, they begin to die.

    The cast is first-rate, including seasoned character actors George Baker (as the rookie lieutenant burdened by command), Harry Andrews (as the tough old sergeant), Robert Shaw, Stanley Baker, Stephen Boyd, Robert Brown, Victor Maddern and Percy Herbert.

    A young Michael Caine (in his film debut) can be seen throughout the film but has only a few lines and reveals no sign of star potential.

    Portugal did a great job standing in for the Korean countryside.

    Released in the US as Hell in Korea.

    Lt Butler
    George Baker
    Sgt Payne
    Harry Andrews
    Cpl Ryker
    Stanley Baker
    Pte Docker
    Michael Medwin
    Pte Wyatt
    Ronald Lewis
    Pte Sims
    Stephen Boyd
    Pte Lindop
    Victor Maddern
    Pte Rabin
    Harry Landis
    Pte O’Brien
    Robert Brown
    Pte Neill
    Barry Lowe
    L/Cpl Hodge
    Robert Shaw
    Pte Kim
    Charles Laurence
    Pte Moon
    Percy Herbert
    Pte Matthews
    Eric Corrie
    Pte Henson
    David Morrell
    Pte Lockyer
    Michael Caine

    Director 
    Julian Amyes

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