The Hanoi Hilton

Name: The Hanoi Hilton
Director: Lionel Chetwynd
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1987-03-27
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Michael Moriarty, John Edwin Shaw, Ken Wright, Paul Le Mat, Lawrence Pressman

★ 5.2 1987 2h 6min War • Drama

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.