The Hook (1963)
This is a story of men in war not men at war.
Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.
- Date of release
- 1963-02-15
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- George Seaton
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
The Hook is a 1963 Korean War war film directed by George Seaton based on the 1957 novel L'Hameçon by Vahé Katcha. The film's title comes from the translation of the title of the original novel rather than the Battle of the Hook. The film was shot off Santa Catalina Island, California.
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