The Hook

– 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
The Hook (1963)

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

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:

The Hook (1963) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Jun 1963

Language:

English, Korean

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

George Seaton

Writer:

Vahé Katcha (novel), Henry Denker

Main Actors:

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

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:

MGM

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10