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The Hook (1963)98 minDrama, WarRating 53/100

Kirk Douglas stars in this riveting drama as a Korean War soldier who must confront the horror of killing a man in cold blood. When a North Korean pilot is downed on a neutral Finnish ship, he is taken prisoner by three American soldiers. Now, Sergeant P.J. Briscoe (Douglas), who has never suffered a moral dilemma killing enemy soldiers in combat, must confront his own misgivings when ordered t...

Cast: Kirk Douglas, Robert Walker Jr., Nick Adams, Pancho Magalona, Nehemiah Persoff, John Bleifer, Mark Miller

Director: George Seaton