The Angry Hills (1959)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Leon Uris (novel)
A.I. Bezzerides (writer)

Release Date:

29 July 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War | Thriller

Plot:

In 1941 an American journalist in Greece is given a secret list of collaborators. He is helped by the...

Plot Keywords:

Greece | Journalist | Spy | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel

Cast

Robert Mitchum	...	Mike Morrison
Stanley Baker	...	Conrad Heisler
Elisabeth Müller	...	Lisa Kyriakides (as Elisabeth Mueller)
Gia Scala	...	Eleftheria
Theodore Bikel	...	Dimitrios Tassos
Sebastian Cabot	...	Chesney
Peter Illing	...	Leonides
Leslie Phillips	...	Ray Taylor
Donald Wolfit	...	Dr. Stergion
Marius Goring	...	Col. Elrick Oberg
Jocelyn Lane	...	Maria Tassos (as Jackie Lane)
Kieron Moore	...	Andreas
George Pastell	...	Papa Panos
Patrick Jordan	...	Bluey
Marita Constantinou	...	Cleopatra

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Norway:16 | West Germany:18 (f) | USA:Approved (PCA #19150) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company:

Raymond Productions

Trivia:

The original running time was 119 minutes before it was edited down to 105 minutes for US release. The European version ran longer. In 2004 the British Film Institute screened a print with a running time of 114 minutes. Director Robert Aldrich felt that certain scenes lost their meaning with the trims made.

Movie Connections:

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Mitchum Held the Picture Together

Always liked Robert Mitchum in most of his films and for some reason did not view this late 1950's film. This film is suppose to take place in Greece during the year 1941 and is occupied by the lunatic Nazi forces. Robert Mitchum,(Mike Morrison), is an Army officer who manages to somehow get involved with some very secret information that can help the underground forces in Greece to destroy the Nazi strong holds during WWII. Mike Morrison meets up with a Greek gal and becomes romantically involved with her along with an other young gal who is very confused about what to do with her children. It is rather long and drawn out and at the same time, Robert Mitchum seemed very bored with his role and gave very little enthusiasm. The film wound up being very boring and way too long. The Nazi officer in charge was always sick and complained about not having a PULSE !