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The Hook (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
97 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1963 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
George Seaton

Written By:
Vahé Katcha
Henry Denker

Actors:
Kirk Douglas ..... Sgt. P.J. Briscoe
Robert Walker Jr. ..... Pvt. O.A. Dennison
Nick Adams ..... Pvt. V.R. Hackett
Pancho Magalona ..... Kim aka 'The Gook'
Nehemiah Persoff ..... Capt. Van Ryn
John Bleifer ..... Steward
Mark Miller ..... Lt. D.D. Troy
John Alderson ..... Crewman Svenson
Anders Andelius ..... Crewman Andelius
Frank Richards ..... Crewman Kaskevitch
William Challee ..... Schmidt
Barnaby Hale ..... Crewman
John Gilgreen ..... Crewman
Ralph Ahn ..... Major Chun
Dallas Mitchell ..... Radio Sergeant

Synopsis:

During an evacuation in the waning days of the Korean War, three American soldiers retrieve an enemy airman and take him prisoner aboard the civilian ship returning them to their lines. When an order comes down from their superiors to kill the prisoner, the sergeant in charge, Briscoe, orders his men, Dennison and Hackett, to carry out the execution. But first one and then the other refuse to follow the order. A tense stand-off ensues between the seemingly heartless sergeant and his conscience-stricken men.

In the final days of the Korean War, a neutral cargo ship containing American soldiers captures a wounded enemy pilot. When command headquarters orders that the prisoner be executed, gung-ho Sgt. P.J. Briscoe (Kirk Douglas), not wanting to tarnish his record as a good soldier, is ready to carry out the task. But Briscoe's underlings, Pvts. Dennison (Robert Walker) and Hackett (Nick Adams), clash with their superior on the morally correct course to take.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 30 November, 2016.