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|character1=Lieutenant Butler | |character1=Lieutenant Butler | ||
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|character2=Corporal Ryker | |character2=Corporal Ryker | ||
+ | |actor2=[[Stanley Baker]] | ||
|character3=Sergeant Payne | |character3=Sergeant Payne | ||
+ | |actor3=[[Harry Andrews]] | ||
|character4=Private Docker | |character4=Private Docker | ||
+ | |actor4=Michael Medwin | ||
|character5=Private Wyatt | |character5=Private Wyatt | ||
+ | |actor5=Ronald Lewis | ||
|character6=Private Sims | |character6=Private Sims | ||
+ | |actor6=[[Stephen Boyd]] | ||
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|actor7=[[Robert Shaw]] | |actor7=[[Robert Shaw]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:38, 5 August 2023
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A Hill in Korea, or also titled Hell in Korea in the U.S., is a 1956 British war film by director Julian Amyes, based on the 1953 literary novel of the same name by Max Catto. During their retreat in the Korean War in 1951, a small group of British soldiers finds themselves in danger as the men are cut off from the rest of the British army and their allies. Left to their own devices, they are chased by a large group of Chinese soldiers and are surrounded in a temple on a hill.
The following weapons were used in the film A Hill in Korea:
Revolvers
Enfield No. 2 Mk. I
An Enfield No. 2 Mk. I is used by Lieutenant Butler (George Baker) to calm down Private Wyatt (Ronald Lewis).
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk V
Lieutenant Butler and Sgt. Payne (Harry Andrews) have Sten Mk Vs without the foregrip as their primary weapons. Butler attaches his one with No. 7 Mk. 1/4 bayonets. Pte. Docker (Michael Medwin) gets Butler's Sten during the final stand.
Unknown Submachine Gun
A Chinese soldier is very briefly seen with an unknown submachine gun.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I
Private Sims (Stephen Boyd), Pte. Matthews (Eric Corrie), Pte. Lockyear (Michael Caine) and Cpl. Ryker (Stanley Baker) are armed with Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifles. Some Chinese soldiers can also be seen with Lee-Enfields.
Mauser Gewehr 1871/84
The main battle rifle of Chinese soldiers in the movie is the German Gewehr 1871/84. Private Wyatt (Ronald Lewis) grabs a dropped Gewehr from the battlefield to use it against an MG-position. The use of this Mauser in Chinese service is not entirely historically incorrect since the Qing dynasty purchased a large stock of the single-shot predecessor in the 1870s. But at this time, Chinese forces were mostly equipped with Soviet Mosin Nagants or their Type 24 rifles.
Machine Guns
Bren Mk2
Bren Mk2 light machine guns are widely used by British soldiers. Notably, users are Private Rabin (Harry Landis), Lance Corporal Hodge (Robert Shaw), Pte. Neill (Barry Lowe), Pte O'Brien (Robert Brown), Pte. Kim of the South Korean Army (Charles Laurence) and Pte. Henson (David Morrell). Sgt. Payne and Private Wyatt can be seen firing them at the final battle.
Madsen
A Madsen machine gun is mounted on top of the Chinese tank. At the last battle, a Chinese soldier is also seen with a Madsen on a tripod.
Hand Grenades
Mills Bomb
Some Mills Bomb are seen; notably used by Lieutenant Butler at the end.
Stick Grenade
Two Chinese soldiers can be seen with unknown stick grenades.
Other
M20A1/A1B1 "Super Bazooka"
The Anti-Tank team, Pte. Docker and Pte. Lindop (Victor Maddern) are equipped with an M20A1/A1B1 "Super Bazooka".