The Hook

Name: The Hook
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1963-06-09
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 6.60
Cast: Pancho Magalona, Nick Adams, Kirk Douglas, Robert Walker Jr.

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

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 38 Minutes

Release Year:

1963

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

Producing Country:

USA

Genre:

War, Drama

The Hook (1963) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Jun 1963

Language:

English, Korean

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

George Seaton

Story Written By:

Henry Denker, Vahé Katcha

Main Actors:

Pancho Magalona, Nick Adams, Kirk Douglas, Robert Walker Jr.

Plot:

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.

Production Company:

MGM

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.6/10

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