Summary
The Hook is an American war film first released in 1963,
directed by George Seaton.
The film stars Kirk Douglas, Robert Walker Jr., Nick Adams and Enrique Magalona.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: George Seaton
- Script: Vahé Katcha, Henry Denker
- Photo: Joseph Ruttenberg
- Music: Larry Adler
- Cast: Kirk Douglas (Sgt. P.J. Briscoe), Robert Walker Jr. (Pvt. O.A. Dennison), Nick Adams (Pvt. V.R. Hackett), Enrique Magalona (Kim, aka ’The Gook’), Nehemiah Persoff (Capt. Van Ryn), Frank Richards (Crewman Kaskevitch), Barnaby Hale (Crewman), John Alderson (Crewman Swenson), Anders Andelius (Crewman Andelius), Mark Miller (Lt. D.D. Troy), John Bleifer (Steward)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 98 min; B&W
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