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The Hanoi Hilton (1987)

For Americans captured in Vietnam, one war ended. Another was about to begin.

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : Lionel Chetwynd

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.

Actors

Michael Moriarty
Michael Moriarty
Williamson
John Edwin Shaw
John Edwin Shaw
Mason
Ken Wright
Ken Wright
Kennedy
Paul Le Mat
Paul Le Mat
Earl Hubman
Lawrence Pressman
Lawrence Pressman
Cathcart
Stephen Davies
Stephen Davies
Miles
David Soul
David Soul
Oldham
Doug Savant
Doug Savant
Ashby
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones
Fischer
John Vargas
John Vargas
Oliviera
Rick Fitts
Rick Fitts
Turner
Scotty Sachs
Scotty Sachs
Soles
John Diehl
John Diehl
Murphy
Jesse Dabson
Jesse Dabson
Rasmussen
Bruce Fairbairn
Bruce Fairbairn
Shavik
James Acheson
James Acheson
Cummins
Elizabeth Reiko Kubota
Elizabeth Reiko Kubota
Peasant Militia Girl

Crews

Lionel Chetwynd
Lionel Chetwynd
Director
Lionel Chetwynd
Lionel Chetwynd
Writer
Yoram Globus
Yoram Globus
Producer
Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan
Producer
Penelope Shaw
Penelope Shaw
Editor
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb
Original Music Composer
Perry Bullington
Perry Bullington
Casting
R. Clifford Searcy
R. Clifford Searcy
Production Design
Carol Rosselman
Carol Rosselman
Art Direction
Ian Cramer
Ian Cramer
Set Decoration
Richard La Motte
Richard La Motte
Costume Design
Ron Bartlett
Ron Bartlett
Sound Editor
Lloyd Hamlett
Lloyd Hamlett
Special Effects
Mark Irwin
Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
John Duvall
John Duvall
Foley Editor

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