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The Bamboo Prison

Duration:

79 min

Genres:

Drama | War

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Lewis Seiler

Details

Country: USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Chuck Courtney

King Donovan

George Keymas

Robert Francis

MSgt. John A. Rand

Dianne Foster

Tanya Clayton

Brian Keith

Cpl. Brady

Jerome Courtland

Arkansas

E.G. Marshall

Father Francis Dolan

Earle Hyman

Doc Jackson, medic

Jack Kelly

Slade

Richard Loo

Commandant Hsai Tung

Keye Luke

Comrade-Instructor Li Ching

Murray Matheson

Comrade Clayton

Dickie Jones

P.O.W. Jackie (as Dick Jones)

Pepe Hern

Ramírez

Leo Gordon

Pike

Weaver Levy

Meatball

Steve Hayes

British Soldier

Ralph Ahn

Korean Guard (uncredited)

James Anderson

Progressive (uncredited)

John Beradino

Progressive (uncredited)

Mushy Callahan

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Mack Chandler

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Robert Cherry

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Kei Thin Chung

Korean Guard (uncredited)

Pat Coleman

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Gene Collins

P.O.W. (uncredited)

George Conrad

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Ernest Dominy

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Harry Harvey Jr.

Progressive (uncredited)

Ivan Hayes

British Soldier (uncredited)

Robert 'Buzz' Henry

Progressive (uncredited)

Robert Hinkle

P.O.W. Soldier (uncredited)

Gerald Jann

Bit Role (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Bo Ling

Mei Ling (uncredited)

Robert Lynn

U.S. Colonel (uncredited)

Marya Marco

Chinese Secretary (uncredited)

Denis Martin

British P.O.W. (uncredited)

Tony McCoy

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Steve Mitchell

G.I. (uncredited)

Danny Mummert

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Donald Murphy

Intelligence Officer (uncredited)

Eddie Ryder

Jones (uncredited)

Robert Sampson

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Reginald Lal Singh

East Indian Clerk (uncredited)

Aaron Spelling

Skinny

John Tarangelo

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Joe Turkel

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Katherine Warren

Mother Rand (voice) (uncredited)

Danny Welton

P.O.W. (uncredited)

Beal Wong

Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Quotes

Tanya Clayton: [Sgt. Rand has unexpectedly kissed her on the mouth, leading her to believe he may be abusing his status as a "progressive" - an allied P.O.W. who's converted to Communism] You are taking too much for granted, Sergeant.

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Chicago Opening Took Place When?

The Columbia film, The Bamboo Prison opened in Chicago on January 12, 1954 as the bottom-half of a double-bill; the top half featured Audie Murphy's Destry, from Universal. The ad reads:Yank P.O.W,'s Tortured! brutal, ruthless brain-washing!. . . and a curvy spying cutie with the angles---bait in an infamous commie prison camp! "The Bamboo Prison"____________________No review for Bamboo can be found, but a short preview was discovered:Chicago American, January 14, 1954, p. 22, c. 3:The co-feature is "The Bamboo Prison," behind-the-scenes story of an American GI who decided to remain in a Korean prison camp. Robert Francis, Dianna Foster and Brian Keith are starred.__________________________The film ran two weeks at the Roosevelt theatre on State street.