Kirk Douglas; Nick Adams; Robert, Jr. Walker; Nehemiah Persoff; Enrique Magalona. Title from disc label. Based on the novel l'Hamecon by Vahé Katcha, originally published in Paris in 1957. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962. Wide screen (16x9, 2.35:1).
Summary:
During an evacuation in the waning days of the Korean War, three American soldiers retrieve an enemy airman and take him prisoner aboard the civilian ship returning them to their lines. When an order comes down from their superiors to kill the prisoner, the sergeant in charge, Briscoe, orders his men, Dennison and Hackett, to carry out the execution. But first one and then the other refuse to follow the order. A tense stand-off ensues between the seemingly heartless sergeant and his conscience-stricken men.--IMDb
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.