The Hanoi Hilton
About The Hanoi Hilton
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.
The Hanoi Hilton is a 1987 war film directed by Lionel Chetwynd. Its themes are vietnam war, prisoner of war, and electrical torture.
Michael Moriarty stars as Williamson, John Edwin Shaw as Mason, Ken Wright as Kennedy, and Paul Le Mat as Earl Hubman. At 126 minutes long, it arrived in March 1987.
The screenplay is by Lionel Chetwynd. American members can watch it on fuboTV, History Vault, and MGM+ Amazon Channel.
Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rescue Dawn, and Missing in Action make useful companions to The Hanoi Hilton. It carries a R rating.