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The Hanoi Hilton is a 1987 war film which focuses on the experiences of American prisoners of war who were held in the infamous Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi during the 1960s and 1970s and the story is told from their perspectives. It was directed by Lionel Chetwynd, and stars Michael Moriarty, Ken Wright and Paul Le Mat. Music was done by Jimmy Webb.
- $5 million
- Jimmy Webb
- March 27, 1987
May 23, 1987 · The Hanoi Hilton: Directed by Lionel Chetwynd. With Michael Moriarty, John Edwin Shaw, Ken Wright, Paul Le Mat. 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.
- (1.2K)
- Drama, War
- Lionel Chetwynd
- 1987-05-23
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Later that day, Hegdahl was handed over to Vietnamese militiamen who clubbed him with their rifles before moving him to the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" prison. The interrogators first believed that Hegdahl was a commando or an agent.
- 1966–1970
- United States Navy
Admiral James Stockdale was kept in solitary confinement while in Hoa Lo - he injured himself to prevent the Vietnamese from using him as a propaganda tool. After his release in 1973, the Admiral released A Vietnam Experience: Ten Years of Reflection telling of his years in the Hanoi Hilton.
The Hanoi Hilton is a 1987 war film which focuses on the experiences of American prisoners of war who were held in the infamous Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi during the 1960s and 1970s and the story is told from their perspectives. It was directed by Lionel Chetwynd, and stars Michael Moriarty, Ken Wright and Paul Le Mat.
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.
Directed and written by Lionel Chetwynd, this film shows a decade in the life of LCDR Williamson (Michael Moriarty, one of my favorite actors) who watches men come, go and die inside the...
- Drama
