The Hanoi Hilton (1987)
For Americans captured in Vietnam, one war ended. Another was about to begin.
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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Michael MoriartyWilliamsonJohn Edwin ShawMasonKen WrightKennedy
Paul Le MatEarl Hubman
Lawrence PressmanCathcart
Stephen DaviesMiles
David SoulOldham
Doug SavantAshby
Jeffrey JonesFischer
John VargasOliviera
Rick FittsTurnerScotty SachsSolesKeywords
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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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The Hanoi Hilton has a runtime of 126 minutes.
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