The Hanoi Hilton (1987)

2h 6m · 27 Mar 1987

For Americans captured in Vietnam, one war ended. Another was about to begin.

Drama War

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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.

Movie ID	6012
Genre	Drama, War
Director	Lionel Chetwynd
Main cast	Michael Moriarty, John Edwin Shaw, Ken Wright, Paul Le Mat, Lawrence Pressman, Stephen Davies, David Soul, Doug Savant
Release date	27 March 1987
Release year	1987
Language	German
Duration	126 min (2h 6m)
Rating	5.3 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	The Cannon Group