The Hanoi Hilton

March. 27,1987 R

Rating：

6.1

Genre：

Drama War

Keywords：

Vietnam War Prisoner Of War Electrical Torture

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Michael Moriarty as Williamson

John Edwin Shaw as Mason

Ken Wright as Kennedy

Paul Le Mat as Earl Hubman

Lawrence Pressman as Cathcart

Stephen Davies as Miles

David Soul as Oldham

Doug Savant as Ashby

Jeffrey Jones as Fischer

John Vargas as Oliviera

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