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Prisoner of War

  • 19541954
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 21m
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5.0/10
269
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Ronald Reagan, Steve Forrest, Darryl Hickman, Robert Horton, John Lupton, and Dewey Martin in Prisoner of War (1954)
During the Korean War, an American officer is tasked with infiltrating a Communist-run POW camp in order to investigate the treatment of American prisoners by the enemy.
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During the Korean War, an American officer is tasked with infiltrating a Communist-run POW camp in order to investigate the treatment of American prisoners by the enemy.During the Korean War, an American officer is tasked with infiltrating a Communist-run POW camp in order to investigate the treatment of American prisoners by the enemy.During the Korean War, an American officer is tasked with infiltrating a Communist-run POW camp in order to investigate the treatment of American prisoners by the enemy.

IMDb RATING
5.0/10
269
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  • Director
    • Andrew Marton
  • Writer
    • Allen Rivkin
  • Stars
    • Ronald Reagan
    • Steve Forrest
    • Dewey Martin
  • Director
    • Andrew Marton
  • Writer
    • Allen Rivkin
  • Stars
    • Ronald Reagan
    • Steve Forrest
    • Dewey Martin
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    • 9User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Ronald Reagan in Prisoner of War (1954)
    Stephen Bekassy, Oskar Homolka, and Dewey Martin in Prisoner of War (1954)
    Steve Forrest and Oskar Homolka in Prisoner of War (1954)
    Robert Horton in Prisoner of War (1954)
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    Ronald Reagan, Steve Forrest, Darryl Hickman, Robert Horton, and Dewey Martin in Prisoner of War (1954)
    Ronald Reagan in Prisoner of War (1954)

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    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    • Webb Sloane
    Steve Forrest
    Steve Forrest
    • Cpl. Joseph Robert Stanton
    Dewey Martin
    Dewey Martin
    • Jesse Treadman
    Oskar Homolka
    Oskar Homolka
    • Col. Nikita I. Biroshilov
    • (as Oscar Homolka)
    Robert Horton
    Robert Horton
    • Francis Aloysius Belney
    Paul Stewart
    Paul Stewart
    • Capt. Jack Hodges
    Harry Morgan
    Harry Morgan
    • Maj. O.D. Hale
    Stephen Bekassy
    • Lt. Georgi M. Robovnik
    Leonard Strong
    Leonard Strong
    • Col. Kim Doo Yi
    Darryl Hickman
    Darryl Hickman
    • Merton Tollivar
    Weaver Levy
    • Red Guard
    Rollin Moriyama
    • Capt. Lang Hyun Choi
    Ike Jones
    • Benjamin Julesberg
    Clarence Lung
    • MVD Officer
    Jerry Paris
    Jerry Paris
    • Axel Horstrom
    John Lupton
    John Lupton
    • Lt. Peter Reilly
    Ralph Ahn
    Ralph Ahn
    • Red Guard
    Mike Berry
    Mike Berry
    • Laverne Corlane
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Andrew Marton
    • Writer
      • Allen Rivkin
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    • Trivia
      Capt. Robert H. Wise, who lost 90 pounds in a North Korean POW camp, served as the film's technical advisor and attested that all the torture scenes in the movie were based on actual incidents.
    • Quotes

      Col. Kim Doo Yi: The Geneva Convention is merely a tool of decadent capitalism, comrade.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Sydän karrella (1986)

    User reviews9

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    6/10
    Okay Propaganda movie
    One reviewer found this movie quite hilarious. The film does have an unbelievable premise, that the military would actually send some one to investigate the POW camps. In fact in the opening scene, Harry Morgan (of MASH fame) tells Reagan that they have heard of atrocities but have no proof. but how did they hear? And why do they need proof? As if the Communists would actually be forced to behave humanely. That first scene was funny because Morgan comes off like he did as Gannon on Dragnet, the same stilted manner of speaking. Anyway, the film does portray the atrocities in a rather sobering way. And one neat thing is you get to see all these new actors in early roles: Strother Martin, Dewey Martin, Steve Forrest, Darrly Hickman, Dick Sargent and even Stewart Whitman. And One of the guards was Wesley Levy who played the communist leader on Satan Never Sleeps with William Holden. But it was a propaganda movie and so a bit forced and wooden except for Reagan. He was good.
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    • agabustony
    • Mar 19, 2015

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    • Release date
      • May 4, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The P.O.W. Story
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $569,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.75 : 1

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