The Rack (1956)
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?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.343 |
Directed By
Arnold Laven
Crew
Arnold Laven
Rod Serling
Stewart Stern
Cedric Gibbons
Paul Vogel
Adolph Deutsch
Arthur M. Loew Jr.
Merrill Pye
Fred M. MacLean
Edwin B. Willis
Harold F. Kress
Marshall Neilan Jr.
TOP 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
Aggie Hall
Lee Marvin
Capt. John R. Miller
Cloris Leachman
Caroline
Robert Burton
Col. Ira Hansen
Robert F. Simon
Law Officer
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
Kathleen Mulqueen
Party Guest
Art Lewis
Military Policeman
Don Anderson
Courtroom Spectator
James Anderson
Skinny
David Bair
Student
Benjie Bancroft
Family Member
Robert Blake
Italian Soldier
John Carlyle
Desk Sergeant
Dick Cherney
Judge
Sidney Clute
Hotel Clerk
Willa Pearl Curtis
Mother
Roy Damron
Family Member
Harry Denny
Courtroom Spectator
George DeNormand
Courtroom Spectator
Darren Dublin
Cab Driver
Michael Dugan
Military Policeman
Virginia Eiler
Nurse
Elzie Emanuel
Blind Soldier
Kay English
Party Guest
Charles Evans
General
Charles Fogel
Family Member
George Ford
Courtroom Spectator
Raoul Freeman
Courtroom Spectator
Robert Haines
Stenotype Operator
Jean Hartelle
Italian Father
Tex Holden
Courtroom Spectator
Shep Houghton
Judge
Bobby Johnson
Waiter
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