The Hanoi Hilton 37 years old

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

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. He assumes command after Cathcart (Lawrence Pressman) is dragged off to be tortured.

Credits

The Hanoi Hilton Cast

Name Character
Paul Le Mat He was 41, now 79 years old as Earl Hubman
Lawrence Pressman He was 47, now 85 years old as Cathcart
David Soul He was 43, now 81 years old as Oldham
Jeffrey Jones He was 40, now 78 years old as Fischer
Doug Savant He was 22, now 60 years old as Ashby
James Acheson He was 41, now 78 years old as Cummins
Jesse Dabson He was 25, now 63 years old as Rasmussen
John Diehl He was 36, now 74 years old as Murphy
Bruce Fairbairn He was 37, 49 years old when he died as Shavik
Michael Moriarty He was 45, now 83 years old as Williamson
Stephen Davies as Miles
Ken Wright He was 64, 97 years old when he died as Kennedy
Rick Fitts as Turner
John Edwin Shaw as Mason
John Vargas He was 27, now 65 years old as Oliviera

The Hanoi Hilton Crew

Name Department
Ron Bartlett as Sound Editor. He was 12 (now 24) years old Sound
Richard La Motte as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Lionel Chetwynd as Director. He was 47 (now 84) years old Directing
Lionel Chetwynd as Writer. He was 47 (now 84) years old Writing
Yoram Globus as Producer. He was 45 (now 83) years old Production
The Hanoi Hilton poster
The Hanoi Hilton (37 years)

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

  • Release day: Friday, March 27, 1987
  • Runtime: 126 minutes
  • Revenue: 760000.00