The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Melodrama set in South Vietnam in the 1960s. Krueger (Bramhall), a former infantry lieutenant, is imprisoned at Quai Dong, on the South China Sea, for refusing to fight. After a year at hard labor, he is told to use his Vietnamese language skills to question a Viet Cong suspect. The prisoner is drugged and tortured during the interrogation. Krueger eventually stops the torture by pretending that the prisoner has disclosed the location of a supply dump.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- William H. BushnellDirector
- William H. BushnellWriter
Cast
- Jesse DizonThe Prisoner
- Peter HootenCast
- Howard HessemanCast
- Mark BramhallLt. Krueger
- MakoSgt. Nguyen
- Rob ReeceCast
Themes
vietnam warprisoner of war