The Hook (1963) On DVD

Actor:           Kirk Douglas, Robert Walker Jr., Nick Adams, Enrique Magalona, Nehemiah Persoff                                                                                                              
Director:      George Seaton
Genre:          Drama
Year:             1963
Studio:          Warner
Length:         97
Released:    11/04/2014
Rating:          Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:         DVD
Misc:              NTSC, Black & White
Language:    English
Subtitles  :    N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Kirk Douglas must choose between orders and conscience in this intense psychological drama costarring Nick Adams and Robert Walker, jr. in his screen debut. As the Korean War winds down, Sgt. Briscoe (Douglas) and his men (Adams and Walker, jr.) capture an enemy pilot (Enrique Magalona) whos just bombed a hospital and school. Ordered to execute the soldier, the three Americans come into conflict over the difference between killing a man in combat and shooting an unarmed prisoner of war. Based on the French novel LHamecon and directed by two-time Academy Award winner George Seaton, The Hook also features a musical score composed and played by the legendary harmonica virtuoso Larry Adler.