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Awix (3310 KP) rated A Hill in Korea (Hell in Korea) (1956) in Movies

Feb 8, 2019  
A Hill in Korea (Hell in Korea) (1956)
A Hill in Korea (Hell in Korea) (1956)
1956 | Action, Drama
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Gritty, old-school British war film, where keeping a stiff upper lip is at least as important as seeing off the enemy. During the Korean War, a patrol runs into trouble and must take shelter on a hill-top with no way down; the enemy close in. Sort of a bit like Zulu, I suppose, it certainly has the same sort of cast (many well-known faces on the way up) and feeling of sweaty heroism in extremis.

Good performances and well-staged, authentic-feeling action; Portugal stands in for Korea, not especially convincingly. Most likely a bit problematic by modern standards: cast consists entirely of white dudes, one of whom is unconvincingly made up to be the patrol's Korean guide. But it was the 1950s, after all.