The Hanoi Hilton
Mar 27, 1987 | IMDB 5.4
126 min Watch NowWar, 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.
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The Secret of Blood Island
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Escape to Athena
The Secret Invasion
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Mrs. Miniver
The Boys in Company C
Men Behind the Sun
Hannibal Brooks
The Odd Angry Shot
Autopsy
Major Dundee
Path to War
The Holdovers
Rescue Dawn
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IMDB 6 | Feb , 2008
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 1964
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