Information
Release DateMarch 27, 1987
Runtime2h 6m
StatusReleased
Revenue$760K
ProductionThe Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
LanguagesGerman, French, English, Vietnamese
5.4
19 votesPopularity1
The Hanoi Hilton
"For Americans captured in Vietnam, one war ended. Another was about to begin."
Synopsis
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 & Crew
Director
Lionel Chetwynd
Featured Cast
Michael Moriarty
Williamson
John Edwin Shaw
Mason
Ken Wright
Kennedy
Paul Le Mat
Earl Hubman
Lawrence Pressman
Cathcart
