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The Hanoi Hilton

The Hanoi Hilton

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 27, 1987

Runtime

2h 6m

Genres

War, Drama

User Score

59%

Original Title

The Hanoi Hilton

Production Companies

The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Director

Lionel Chetwynd

Revenue

$760,000

Description

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.