The Hanoi Hilton

The Hanoi Hilton

5.4IMDb Score
Released:1987-03-27
Genre:War,Drama
Duration:126 min
Director:Lionel Chetwynd
Actors:Michael Moriarty, John Edwin Shaw, Ken Wright, Paul Le Mat, Lawrence Pressman
Production:The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Overview:

Lionel Chetwynd's film documents the horrific struggles that faced American POWs held in the North Vietnamese prison Hoa Lo -- more infamously known as the Hanoi Hilton -- between 1964 and 1975. Williamson (Michael Moriarty) leads a group of American servicemen who are prisoners at the detention camp. He assumes command after Cathcart (Lawrence Pressman) is dragged off to be tortured.

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