The Hanoi Hilton
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“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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Cast
20 people
Michael Moriarty
Williamson
Known for
Law & Order
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John Edwin Shaw
Mason
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Ken Wright
Kennedy
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Prince of Darkness
Paul Le Mat
Earl Hubman
Known for
American Graffiti
Puppetmaster
Lawrence Pressman
Cathcart
Known for
Doogie Howser, M.D.
American Pie
Stephen Davies
Miles
Known for
The Nest
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
David Soul
Oldham
Known for
Salem's Lot
Starsky & Hutch
Doug Savant
Ashby
Known for
Desperate Housewives
Melrose Place
Jeffrey Jones
Fischer
Known for
The Devil's Advocate
Beetlejuice
John Vargas
Oliviera
Known for
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
My Tutor
Rick Fitts
Turner
Known for
Naked
Platoon Leader
Scotty Sachs
Soles
Also in
Portrait of a Hitman
Finder of Lost Loves
Lionel Chetwynd Director · Jimmy Webb Composer Mark Irwin Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $760K · United States release March 27, 1987 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$760,000
Production
The Cannon Group
Production
Golan-Globus Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Vietnamese
Release dates
United States · March 27, 1987
Theatrical
France
June 17, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
December 1, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 5, 1987 · Theatrical
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