- The Hanoi Hilton (film)
Infobox Film
name = The Hanoi Hilton
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caption = Film poster for "The Hanoi Hilton"
director =Lionel Chetwynd
producer =Yoram Globus Menahem Golan
writer = Lionel Chetwynd
narrator =
starring =Michael Moriarty Jeffrey Jones Paul Le Mat
Stephen DaviesLawrence Pressman
music =Jimmy Webb
cinematography =Mark Irwin
editing =Penelope Shaw
distributor =Cannon Film Distributors
released = 1987
runtime = 125 min.
country =United States
language = English, Vietnamese, French
budget =
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imdb_id = 0093143"The Hanoi Hilton" is a 1987
Vietnam War film which focuses on the experiences of Americanprisoners of war who were held in the infamousHoa Lo Prison inHanoi during the the 1960s and 1970s. It was directed byLionel Chetwynd , and starsMichael Moriarty ,Ken Wright , andPaul Le Mat .The film portrays fictional characters, not specific American POWs. It earned less than $1 million in its initial theatrical release, but a Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
VHS release gained a cult following, especially among veterans.cite news | url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/mccains-quiet-cinematic-turn/ | title=McCain’s Quiet Cinematic Turn | author=Michael Cieply | publisher="The New York Times " | date=2008-05-29 | accessdate=2008-05-30]A
DVD release of the film is anticipated for some time in 2008, with the package to include a new interview with former POW and 2008 presidential candidateJohn McCain .Cast
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Michael Moriarty as Lt. Comdr. Williamson
*John Edwin Shaw as Mason
*Ken Wright as Kennedy
*Paul Le Mat as Earl Hubman
*David Soul as Maj. Oldham
*Stephen Davies as Capt. Robert Miles
*Lawrence Pressman as Col. Cathcart
*Doug Savant as Ashby
*David Anthony Smith as Gregory
*Jeffrey Jones as Maj. Fischer
*John Vargas as Oliviera
*Rick Fitts as Capt. Turner
*John Diehl as Murphy
*Jesse Dabson as Rasmussen
*Bruce Fairbairn as Shavik
*James Acheson as Cummins
*Aki Aleong as Maj. Ngo Doc (Cat)References
External links
*imdb title|id=0093143|title=The Hanoi Hilton
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