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6.6Army 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?
Released: 1956-11-02100 minDir: Arnold LavenDrama, War
Cast
- Paul Newman as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
- Wendell Corey as Maj. Sam Moulton
- Walter Pidgeon as Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
- Edmond O'Brien as Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick
- Anne Francis as Aggie Hall
- Lee Marvin as Capt. John R. Miller
Themes
- prisoner of war
- korean war (1950-53)
- seclusion
- military court
- us army
- treason
- loneliness
- solitary confinement
- brainwashing
- torture
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 232361
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- publication date
- 1956-11-02
- title
- The Rack
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Leslie Nielsen
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Lee Marvin
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drama film
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Cloris Leachman
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Glenn Ford
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war film
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Edmond O'Brien
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Turner Classic Movies
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court-martial
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Rod Serling
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Walter Pidgeon
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Anne Francis
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Bosley Crowther
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James Best
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Categories
1956 American films1956 English-language films1956 films1956 war filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican war drama filmsEnglish-language war filmsFilms based on television playsFilms directed by Arnold LavenFilms scored by Adolph DeutschFilms with screenplays by Stewart SternKorean War prisoner of war filmsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmsMilitary courtroom filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date