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The Hanoi Hilton (1987)

US:: R Drama War

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.

Updated May 21 2020

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1987-03-27

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Keywords:

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FACTS

Runtime: 126 mins Revenue: $760,000 Rating: 6.7 Tag Line: For Americans captured in Vietnam, one war ended. Another was about to begin.

Cast

Jeffrey Jones

Fischer

John Diehl

Murphy

Lawrence Pressman

Melvin Johnson

Paul Le Mat

Earl Hubman

Doug Savant

Ashby

David Soul

Oldham

Michael Moriarty

Williamson

James Acheson

Cummins