The Hook
“This is a story of men in war not men at war.”
War
Drama
Synopsis
Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.
About This Film
The Hook is a 1963 war, drama film directed by George Seaton. With a runtime of 98 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 6.1 out of 10 based on 17 votes on TMDB. The film stars Kirk Douglas, Robert Walker Jr., Nick Adams, Pancho Magalona, Nehemiah Persoff among its cast of 13 credited actors.
Cast
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
Anders Andelius
as Crewman Andelius
Frank Richards
as Crewman Kaskevitch
William Challee
as Schmidt
Barnaby Hale
as Crewman
John Gilgreen
as Crewman
Crew
Henry Denker — Screenplay
George Seaton — Director
William Perlberg — Producer
Larry Adler — Original Music Composer
Joseph Ruttenberg — Director of Photography
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