The Hook

Summary

The Hook is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Hook's image is recorded as TheHook-1963-poster.jpg^[3].
• The Hook's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• The Hook's director is recorded as George Seaton^[5].
• The Hook's screenwriter is recorded as Henry Denker^[6].
• The Hook's composer is recorded as Larry Adler^[7].
• The Hook's genre is recorded as drama film^[8].
• The Hook's genre is recorded as war film^[9].
• The Hook's cast member is recorded as Kirk Douglas^[10].
• The Hook's cast member is recorded as Nick Adams^[11].
• The Hook's cast member is recorded as Nehemiah Persoff^[12].
• The Hook's cast member is recorded as Robert Walker Jr.^[13].
• The Hook's cast member is recorded as John Alderson^[14].
• The Hook's producer is recorded as William Perlberg^[15].
• The Hook's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer^[16].
• The Hook's director of photography is recorded as Joseph Ruttenberg^[17].
• The Hook's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0057152^[18].
• The Hook's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[19].
• The Hook's distribution format is recorded as video on demand^[20].
• The Hook's color is recorded as black-and-white^[21].
• The Hook's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 902924^[22].
• The Hook's country of origin is recorded as United States^[23].
• The Hook's publication date is recorded as +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z^[24].
• The Hook's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09gjs7b^[25].
• The Hook's distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer^[26].
• The Hook's PORT film ID is recorded as 39984^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hook's producer is recorded as William Perlberg^[15]. Its director is recorded as George Seaton^[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Henry Denker^[6]. Cast members include Kirk Douglas^[10], Nick Adams^[11], Nehemiah Persoff^[12], Robert Walker Jr.^[13], and John Alderson^[14].

Publication

The Hook's publication date is recorded as +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z^[24]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[19]. Genres include drama film^[8] and war film^[9].

Subject and Themes

The Hook's main subject is recorded as Korean War^[28].

Why It Matters

The Hook ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]