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.

Michael Moriarty
Williamson

John Edwin Shaw
Mason

Ken Wright
Kennedy

Paul Le Mat
Earl Hubman

Lawrence Pressman
Cathcart

Stephen Davies
Miles

David Soul
Oldham

Doug Savant
Ashby
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Release Date
March 27, 1987
Runtime
2h 6m
Rating
R
Genres
Drama, War
Director
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