The Rack (1956)

6.6/10 • 100 min • Drama War

Overview

Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the U.S. after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War. In the camp, he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince the other prisoners that they were fighting an unjust war. When he comes back he is charged for collaboration with the enemy. Where does loyalty end in a prison camp, when the camp is a living hell?

Cast

Paul Newman

Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.

Wendell Corey

Maj. Sam Moulton

Walter Pidgeon

Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.

Edmond O'Brien

Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick

Anne Francis

Lee Marvin

Capt. John R. Miller

Cloris Leachman

Robert Burton

Col. Ira Hansen

Robert F. Simon

Trevor Bardette

Court President

Adam Williams

Sgt. Otto Pahnke

James Best

Millard Chilson Cassidy

Fay Roope

Col. Dudley Smith

Barry Atwater

Maj. Byron Phillips

Eve McVeagh

Woman at Airfield

James Anderson

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