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For Americans captured in Vietnam, one war ended. Another was about to begin.
Themes:Loss Of InnocenceSurvivalBetrayalFriendshipMoral DilemmasResilienceWar AtrocitiesDiscover Similar ThemesMood:SomberGrittyUnsettlingBleakTenseDiscover Similar Mood
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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Moral AmbiguityTortureEscape AttemptsFriendship In AdversityPrisoner Of WarInterrogation ScenesSurvival In Captivity








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Directed by: Lionel Chetwynd, Mark Irwin
Written by: Lionel Chetwynd
Produced by: Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Composed by: Jimmy Webb
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