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The Hook

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

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1963 · 1h 38m
Drama, War
Starring Kirk Douglas · Robert Walker Jr. · Nick Adams
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Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.

Theatrical
Feb 15, 1963
Director
George Seaton
Writer
Henry Denker
Producer
William Perlberg
Music
Larry Adler
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
based on novel or book prisoner of war korean war (1950-53) tanker ship u.s. soldier order enemy soldier ship's crew
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K
Kirk Douglas
Sgt. P.J. Briscoe
R
Robert Walker Jr.
Pvt. O.A. Dennison
N
Nick Adams
Pvt. V.R. Hackett
P
Pancho Magalona
Kim aka 'The Gook'
N
Nehemiah Persoff
Capt. Van Ryn
J
John Bleifer
Steward
M
Mark Miller
Lt. D.D. Troy
J
John Alderson
Crewman Svenson
A
Anders Andelius
Crewman Andelius
F
Frank Richards
Crewman Kaskevitch
W
William Challee
Schmidt
B
Barnaby Hale
Crewman
J
John Gilgreen
Crewman
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