The Hanoi Hilton
For Americans captured in Vietnam, one war ended. Another was about to begin.
Starring: Michael Moriarty, John Edwin Shaw, Ken Wright, Paul Le Mat, Lawrence Pressman
Writer: Lionel Chetwynd
Release Date:
March 27, 1987
March 27, 1987
Ratings:
5.2 / 10
5.2 / 10
Director:
Lionel Chetwynd
Lionel Chetwynd
Companies:
The Cannon Group
The Cannon Group
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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