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The Hanoi Hilton

  • 1987
  • R
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.2K
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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. 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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Follows the suffering, torture, and brutal treatment that American prisoners of war had to deal with on a daily basis while in North Vietnam's Hoa Lo prison.Follows the suffering, torture, and brutal treatment that American prisoners of war had to deal with on a daily basis while in North Vietnam's Hoa Lo prison.Follows the suffering, torture, and brutal treatment that American prisoners of war had to deal with on a daily basis while in North Vietnam's Hoa Lo prison.

  • Director
    • Lionel Chetwynd
  • Writer
    • Lionel Chetwynd
  • Stars
    • Michael Moriarty
    • Paul Le Mat
    • John Edwin Shaw
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.2K
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    • Director
      • Lionel Chetwynd
    • Writer
      • Lionel Chetwynd
    • Stars
      • Michael Moriarty
      • Paul Le Mat
      • John Edwin Shaw
    • 27User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Michael Moriarty
    Michael Moriarty
    • Williamson
    Paul Le Mat
    Paul Le Mat
    • Hubman
    John Edwin Shaw
    John Edwin Shaw
    • Mason
    Ken Wright
    Ken Wright
    • Kennedy
    David Soul
    David Soul
    • Oldham
    Stephen Davies
    Stephen Davies
    • Miles
    Lawrence Pressman
    Lawrence Pressman
    • Cathcart
    Doug Savant
    Doug Savant
    • Ashby
    David Anthony Smith
    • Gregory
    Jeffrey Jones
    Jeffrey Jones
    • Fischer
    John Vargas
    John Vargas
    • Oliviera
    Rick Fitts
    Rick Fitts
    • Turner
    Scotty Sachs
    • Soles
    John Diehl
    John Diehl
    • Murphy
    Jesse Dabson
    Jesse Dabson
    • Rasmussen
    Bruce Fairbairn
    Bruce Fairbairn
    • Shavick
    James Acheson
    James Acheson
    • Cummins
    Tony Markes
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      • Lionel Chetwynd
    • Writer
      • Lionel Chetwynd
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    • Trivia
      At the beginning of the movie, F-4 Phantom fighters are seen with AA designation on their tails. AA aircraft were assigned to the USS Forrestal. Future Senator/Presidential candidate John McCain who spent several years at the Hanoi Hilton after being shot down while flying from the USS Oriskany, also flew previously from the Forrestal. He narrowly escaped death during the tragic Forrestal fire in 1967.
    • Goofs
      U.S. Air Force commissioned officers do not, and did not, wear silver chinstraps on their service caps. The POW escort officers are shown with silver chinstraps on their service caps. This is a mistake.
    • Quotes

      Cathcart: [Making an announcement to the other prisoners in the "Hanoi Hilton"] In the meantime, hear this, and pass it on: The Code of Conduct will apply to all American servicemen in here. Nobody handed you a "Discharge" when you got captured. We will keep the faith--in God, in country, in one another. We will honor military ranks and obey the Senior Ranking Officer at all times. For the time being, until I hear different, I am that SRO. My orders are simple. Firstly: save everything. Collect every piece of scrap you can find. It'll all come in handy. Secondly: stay in contact at all times. You must contact every arrival. You must memorize every name. We will manipulate the enemy, but we will not antagonize him needlessly. You catch more flies with honey, than with vinegar. No matter what they do to us, we are Americans. If we help, and support, one another, we... will... prevail.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Blind Date/Dolls/The Hanoi Hilton/Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Hero's Heart
      Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Webb

      Performed by Joe Pizzulo

      Produced by Fred Mollin

    User reviews27

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    5/10
    Could have been better
    I generally don't like to write negative reviews and this one isn't however it's not a glowing positive one either.

    After listening to a few podcasts and reading a few articles about what life was like during this timer for the soldiers I really think that this movie could have been so impactful however it just turned out to be a little bit lacklustre.
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    • Release date
      • May 23, 1987 (Taiwan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Vietnamese
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Hanoi Hilton
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Golan-Globus Productions
      • The Cannon Group
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $760,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,784
      • Mar 29, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $760,000
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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