The Rack

The Rack (1956)

Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the U.S. after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War. In the camp, he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince the other prisoners that they were fighting an unjust war. When he comes back he is charged for collaboration with the enemy. Where does loyalty end in a prison camp, when the camp is a living hell?

Data de estreia
1956-11-02
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (29)
Duração
1 h 40 min
Géneros
Drama, Guerra
Realizador
Arnold Laven

Elenco

Curiosidades

The Rack is a 1956 American war drama film, based on a television play written by Rod Serling. It was directed by Arnold Laven and stars Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Anne Francis, Lee Marvin and Walter Pidgeon.

Production

The film is based on an episode of The United States Steel Hour written by Serling and broadcast on April 12, 1955. Director Arnold Laven and screenwriter Stewart Stern had been pushing for Newman to be cast in the film after seeing him in other productions, but MGM's chief of production Dore Schary was opposed. Leslie Nielsen and other actors were given screen tests and Glenn Ford was offered the role.

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