The Hanoi Hilton (1987)

A drama focusing on the suffering, torture, and brutal treatment the American P.O.W.s had to deal with daily while in North Vietnam's Hoa Lo Prison, the most infamous P.O.W. camp in Hanoi. ... See full summary »

Director:

Lionel Chetwynd

Writer:

Lionel Chetwynd

Stars:

Michael Moriarty, John Edwin Shaw, Ken Wright

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Moriarty	...	Williamson
John Edwin Shaw	...	Mason
Ken Wright	...	Kennedy
Paul Le Mat	...	Earl Hubman
David Soul	...	Oldham
Stephen Davies	...	Miles
Lawrence Pressman	...	Cathcart
Doug Savant	...	Ashby
David Anthony Smith	...	Gregory
Jeffrey Jones	...	Fischer
John Vargas	...	Oliviera
Rick Fitts	...	Turner
Scotty Sachs	...	Soles
John Diehl	...	Murphy
Jesse Dabson	...	Rasmussen

Storyline

A drama focusing on the suffering, torture, and brutal treatment the American P.O.W.s had to deal with daily while in North Vietnam's Hoa Lo Prison, the most infamous P.O.W. camp in Hanoi. The film focuses on the resistance the prisoners gave to their captors and the strong bonds formed by the Americans during their captivity.

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Plot Keywords:

vietnam | torture | prisoner of war | bare chested male | electroshock torture to someone's genitals | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Vietnamese French

Release Date:

17 June 1987 (France)

Also Known As:

Anoi Hilton

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Gross:

$760,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plane at the end of the film was a C-141 stretch - an extended C-141 aircraft. They did not start extending the C-141 airframe until well after the Vietnam conflict ended.

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Connections

References Doctor Zhivago (1965)

User Reviews

re: torture tactics

I felt it important to respond to the statement of the person from Minnesota re: The Hanoi Hilton. The torture tactics by the NVA were questioned in the motion picture. The idea that these horrid experiments were not employed is sheer liberal naiveté. I spent several days designing the sequence of the shots and making storyboards for (Lionel Chetwynd) the director based upon lengthy research and a grueling interview with a former (Congressional Medal of Honor recipient)American P.O.W. The distinguished officer described in great detail the many barbaric torture methods employed by his captors. It turned my stomach and revealed the dark evil side of humanity.