The Hook
1963 · Movie · NR · 98 min · ★ 6.2
Kirk Douglas stars in this riveting drama as a Korean War soldier who must confront the horror of killing a man in cold blood. When a North Korean pilot is downed on a neutral Finnish ship, he is taken prisoner by three American soldiers. Now, Sergeant P.J. Briscoe (Douglas), who has never suffered a moral dilemma killing enemy soldiers in combat, must confront his own misgivings when ordered t...
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Details
- Years
- 1963
- Release date
- 1963-02-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (19 votes)
Themes
- ship
- based on novel or book
- tanker
- prisoner of war
- korean war (1950-53)
- u.s. soldier
- order
- enemy soldier
- ship's crew
Cast & crew
Kirk Douglas
as Sgt. P.J. Briscoe
Robert Walker Jr.
as Pvt. O.A. Dennison
Nick Adams
as Pvt. V.R. Hackett
Pancho Magalona
as Kim aka 'The Gook'
Nehemiah Persoff
as Capt. Van Ryn
John Bleifer
as Steward
Mark Miller
as Lt. D.D. Troy
John Alderson
as Crewman Svenson
- AA
Anders Andelius
as Crewman Andelius
Frank Richards
as Crewman Kaskevitch
Directed by George Seaton