Is The Hanoi Hilton sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hanoi Hilton violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hanoi Hilton scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hanoi Hilton easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Hanoi Hilton end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Hanoi Hilton

Name: The Hanoi Hilton
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1987
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Michael Moriarty, John Edwin Shaw, Ken Wright, Paul Le Mat, Lawrence Pressman

For Americans captured in Vietnam, one war ended. Another was about to begin.

Directed by Lionel Chetwynd

Produced by The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

1987126 min5.3 / 10

A harrowing, unflinching account of American POWs enduring systematic torture and psychological degradation in a North Vietnamese prison camp.

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.

Clusters

Realistic Films About Cruelty Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Consequences Of Wrongdoing Revenge Gone Wrong Death Penalty Films

Genres

War Drama

Keywords

Vietnam War Prisoner Of War Electrical Torture

Questions people ask

Is The Hanoi Hilton sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Hanoi Hilton violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Hanoi Hilton scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Hanoi Hilton easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Hanoi Hilton end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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