

In unguarded comments on the stand Miller calls Hall a coward.Ĭapt. John Miller ( Lee Marvin), reveals scars received from enemy inflicted torture, but claims he never conceded to his captors anything but his name, rank and serial number. A fellow prisoner and much-decorated officer, Capt. He calls eyewitnesses who testify that at the POW camp in the winter of 1951, Hall made speeches and signed documents on the enemy's behalf. Major Sam Moulton ( Wendell Corey) prosecutes the case.

cruelly challenges his son: "Why didn't you just die?" Hall's father asks his son if the charges are true, and receives a stark, simple, reply: "yes, I did". Hall's father is unaware that his son is about to be tried in a court-martial for collaboration with the enemy. Hall, surprising Colonel Dudley Smith ( Fay Roope), a friend of Ed, Sr. Pete's widow, Aggie Hall ( Anne Francis), confides to her friend Caroline ( Cloris Leachman) it is difficult to be around her brother-in-law without painful reminders of her lost husband. His father ( Walter Pidgeon), a retired colonel, is glad to have his son back despite grieving over the death of his other son, Pete. ( Paul Newman), returns home to a US Army post in San Francisco. Having survived two years in a Korean prisoner-of-war camp, Captain Edward W. He is forced to defend his actions in court. It was directed by Arnold Laven and stars Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Anne Francis, Lee Marvin and Walter Pidgeon.Īfter two years in a North Korean prison camp, an American officer returns home, only to be charged with collaboration by his own side. It does not store any personal data.The Rack is a 1956 American war drama film, based on a television play written by Rod Serling. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
