Film · 1987
The Hanoi Hilton
For Americans captured in Vietnam, one war ended. Another was about to begin.
Directed by Lionel ChetwyndMichael MoriartyJohn Edwin ShawKen Wright
27 Mar 1987Released
2h 6mRunning time
5.3TMDB score of 10
WarGenre
The story
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.
Cast
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