The Hanoi Hilton (film)

The Hanoi Hilton (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Hanoi Hilton


image_size =
caption = Film poster for "The Hanoi Hilton"
director = Lionel Chetwynd
producer = Yoram Globus
Menahem Golan
writer = Lionel Chetwynd
narrator =
starring = Michael Moriarty
Jeffrey Jones
Paul Le Mat
Stephen Davies
Lawrence Pressman
music = Jimmy Webb
cinematography = Mark Irwin
editing = Penelope Shaw
distributor = Cannon Film Distributors
released = 1987
runtime = 125 min.
country = United States
language = English, Vietnamese, French
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0093143

"The Hanoi Hilton" is a 1987 Vietnam War film which focuses on the experiences of American prisoners of war who were held in the infamous Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi during the the 1960s and 1970s. It was directed by Lionel Chetwynd, and stars Michael Moriarty, Ken Wright, and Paul Le Mat.

The film portrays fictional characters, not specific American POWs. It earned less than $1 million in its initial theatrical release, but a Warner Bros. Home Entertainment VHS release gained a cult following, especially among veterans.cite news | url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/mccains-quiet-cinematic-turn/ | title=McCain’s Quiet Cinematic Turn | author=Michael Cieply | publisher="The New York Times" | date=2008-05-29 | accessdate=2008-05-30]

A DVD release of the film is anticipated for some time in 2008, with the package to include a new interview with former POW and 2008 presidential candidate John McCain.

Cast

*Michael Moriarty as Lt. Comdr. Williamson
*John Edwin Shaw as Mason
*Ken Wright as Kennedy
*Paul Le Mat as Earl Hubman
*David Soul as Maj. Oldham
*Stephen Davies as Capt. Robert Miles
*Lawrence Pressman as Col. Cathcart
*Doug Savant as Ashby
*David Anthony Smith as Gregory
*Jeffrey Jones as Maj. Fischer
*John Vargas as Oliviera
*Rick Fitts as Capt. Turner
*John Diehl as Murphy
*Jesse Dabson as Rasmussen
*Bruce Fairbairn as Shavik
*James Acheson as Cummins
*Aki Aleong as Maj. Ngo Doc (Cat)

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0093143|title=The Hanoi Hilton


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