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bob113
Critic Bob Mccabe
rated 8

Connery is superb in the role playing it like some sort of SAS version of Captain Virgil Hilts. Ever defiant and pushing himself beyond his own limits.

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Cast & Crew

Sidney Lumet
Director
Sean Connery
As Joe Roberts
Ossie Davis
As Jacko King
Harry Andrews
As R.S.M. Wilson
James Payne
As Man in Prison (uncredited)
Ian Bannen
As Harris
Roy Kinnear
As Monty Bartlett
Michael Redgrave
As The Medical Officer

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In a North African military prison during World War II five new prisoners face the grueling challenge of surviving under the brutal rule of sadistic guards as they struggle with their own personal demons. The arrival of new prisoners sparks a power struggle between the guards, leading to an escalation in abuse that eventually leads to a clash between the two factions vying for control of their environment. The guards' cruelty towards the prisoners reaches new heights when one dies as a result of their punishments leading to open defiance from the remaining prisoners who are determined to fight back against their oppressors.

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