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.

• DirectorLionel Chetwynd
• Release27 March 1987
• Genre
  War / Drama
• Duration2h 6m
• Budget?
• Revenue$760,000
• Rate
  

  5.9
  17 reviews
• Productions

  The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions