The Hook 61 years old

This is a story of men in war not men at war.

The Hook

Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.

Credits

The Hook Cast

Name Character
Kirk Douglas He was 46, 103 years old when he died as Sgt. P.J. Briscoe
Nehemiah Persoff He was 43, now 105 years old as Capt. Van Ryn
Robert Walker, Jr. He was 22, now 84 years old as Pvt. O.A. Dennison
William Challee He was 58, 85 years old when he died as Schmidt
Barnaby Hale as Crewman
John Gilgreen as Crewman
Mark Miller He was 38, now 100 years old as Lt. D.D. Troy
John Bleifer He was 61, 90 years old when he died as Steward
Pancho Magalona was 42, 77 years old when died as Kim aka 'The Gook'
Nick Adams He was 31, 36 years old when he died as Pvt. V.R. Hackett
Frank Richards He was 53, 82 years old when he died as Crewman Kaskevitch

The Hook Crew

Name Department
George W. Davis as Art Direction. He was 48 (84) years old when He died Art
Joseph Ruttenberg as Director of Photography. He was 73 (93) years old when He died Camera
F. Keogh Gleason as Set Decoration. He was 56 (76) years old when He died Art
William Perlberg as Producer. He was 62 (68) years old when He died Production
Hans Peters as Art Direction. He was 66 (80) years old when He died Art
Vahé Katcha as Novel. He was 35 (75) years old when He died Writing
George Seaton as Director. He was 51 (68) years old when He died Directing
Larry Adler as Original Music Composer. He was 49 (87) years old when He died Sound
Henry Denker as Screenplay. He was 50 (99) years old when He died Writing
The Hook poster
The Hook (61 years)

This is a story of men in war not men at war.

  • Release day: Friday, February 15, 1963
  • Runtime: 98 minutes