The Hanoi Hilton
Cannon Film Distributors | Release Date: March 27, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
6
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60
EmpireWilliam Thomas
This uneven but well-researched film takes a much more sober and realistic view than the Rambo-esque capers, of the hardships endured by shot-down Americans in conditions that were anything but Hilton-like. Read full review
50
The New York TimesVincent Canby
An earnest but clumsy tribute to the heroism of the American servicemen - mostly officers - who were captured and held prisoner by North Vietnam during the long, desperate undeclared war we now refer to simply as Vietnam. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneDave Kehr
The film's didactic passages cancel out its dramatic integrity, and the results are strangely neutral and unmoving. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
This film is really blatant right-wing propaganda loaded with a stunning amount of racial and political stereotypes. Read full review
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