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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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- trial film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Korean War
- Director
- Arnold Laven
- Screenwriter
- Stewart Stern
- Cast member
- Avon Long
- Composer
- Adolph Deutsch
- Cinematographer
- Paul Vogel
- Narrative location
- North Korea
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 232361
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1956-11-02
- title
- The Rack
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- film editor
- Harold F. Kress
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