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      The Hook

      1963 1h 38m War List
      Reviews 44% 50+ Ratings Audience Score In the final days of the Korean War, a neutral cargo ship containing American soldiers captures a wounded enemy pilot. When command headquarters orders that the prisoner be executed, gung-ho Sgt. P.J. Briscoe (Kirk Douglas), not wanting to tarnish his record as a good soldier, is ready to carry out the task. But Briscoe's underlings, Pvts. Dennison (Robert Walker) and Hackett (Nick Adams), clash with their superior on the morally correct course to take. Read More Read Less

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      delysid d another solid movie from the great kirk! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/19/22 Full Review Audience Member Worth watching for Kirk Douglas' performance. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member OK Korean war drama post Korean war. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Dark war story set on an American ship transporting a North Korean prisoner. The crew hates the prisoner and wants to kill them, but films it much harder to kill in cold blood versus on the battlefield. Kirk Douglas is terrific as a sear gent who tries to goat others into doing the killing that he won't do himself. I love Douglas in these types of roles where he plays a scumbag because he never makes his characters total dark hats (ALA "Ace in the Hole", but always manages to makes them somehow likable despite their actions. Robert Walker Jr. and Nick Adams co-star as fellow sailors. It's not a great film, but Douglas is absolutely commanding an drakes this film well worth watching. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review s r War bringing out the best and worst in us. Douglas commands a small troop in the Korean War and they take a prisoner. The film goes on to show the struggles between them doing one's duty and being a compassionate human. Raises ethical questions and confronts them head on. A little slow, but well acted and directed. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member not too shabby wartime (post war) drama. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine A well-meant but bumbling and sometimes pretentious war-is-hell drama... Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In the final days of the Korean War, a neutral cargo ship containing American soldiers captures a wounded enemy pilot. When command headquarters orders that the prisoner be executed, gung-ho Sgt. P.J. Briscoe (Kirk Douglas), not wanting to tarnish his record as a good soldier, is ready to carry out the task. But Briscoe's underlings, Pvts. Dennison (Robert Walker) and Hackett (Nick Adams), clash with their superior on the morally correct course to take.
      Director
      George Seaton
      Screenwriter
      Henry Denker
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      War
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 20, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 38m
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