The Hook

Movie · Drama · War & Military

Kirk Douglas stars in this riveting drama as a Korean War soldier who must confront the horror of killing a man in cold blood. When a North Korean pilot is downed on a neutral Finnish ship, he is taken prisoner by three American soldiers. Now, Sergeant P.J. Briscoe (Douglas), who has never suffered a moral dilemma killing enemy soldiers in combat, must confront his own misgivings when ordered to execute his defenseless prisoner face to face in The Hook.

2023 · 1h 38m
Director George Seaton

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The Hook

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Kirk Douglas stars in this riveting drama as a Korean War soldier who must confront the horror of killing a man in cold blood. When a North Korean pilot is downed on a neutral Finnish ship, he is taken prisoner by three American soldiers. Now, Sergeant P.J. Briscoe (Douglas), who has never suffered a moral dilemma killing enemy soldiers in combat, must confront his own misgivings when ordered to execute his defenseless prisoner face to face in The Hook.

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Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Released
2023
Run Time
1 hr 38 min
Rated
PG for the content is mild in impact.
Region of Origin
United States
© The Hook © 1962 Turner Entertainment Co. and Perlberg-Seaton Productions, Inc. Package Design © 2014 Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Distributed by Warner Home Video, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522. All rights reserved. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “Academy Award®” is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. *Writing (Screenplay): Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and The Country Girl (1954).

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.