Hill 24 Doesn't Answer

Hill 24 Doesn't Answer
Film poster
Directed byThorold Dickinson
Written byZvi Kolitz
Peter Frye
Produced byThorold Dickinson and Peter Frye
StarringEdward Mulhare
CinematographyGerald Gibbs
Edited byJoanna Dickinson
Thorold Dickinson
Music byPaul Ben-Haim
Release date
  • 2 November 1955 (1955-11-02)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguagesEnglish
Hebrew[1]

Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (Hebrew: גבעה 24 אינה עונה, romanizedGiḇʿā 24 ʾĒynāh ʿÔnā, Giv'a 24 Eina Ona), the first feature film produced in Israel, is a 1955 Israeli war film directed by Thorold Dickinson. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The plot revolves around the personal stories of a number of soldiers who are on their way to defend a strategic hill overlooking the road to Jerusalem.

  1. ^ A. W. (3 November 1955). "Israeli 'Hill 24 Doesn't Answer' at World". The New York Times. p. 37.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Hill 24 Doesn't Answer". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 1 February 2009.