When Hell Was in Session
1979•1h 38m•7.0•Released
DramaTV Movie
This film describes Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton's 7-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war. Held in numerous, brutal POW camps, he faced starvation, torture and terrible living conditions brought on by his North Vietnamese captors in an effort to keep communication alive between the prisoners. His wife, Jane, is also arranging a POW wives league in the U.S. in order to popularize their plight.
Director
Paul Krasny
Languages
English
Studio
Aubrey-Hamner Productions
Cast
Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Eva Marie Saint
Jane Denton
Mako
Maj. Bai
Ronny Cox
Maj. Frank Perrin
Renne Jarrett
Nancy Tschudy
Richard Evans
Lt. Alec Vardis
James Hong
Nguyen
Tom Bower
Lt. Jim Norton
Stephen Keep Mills
Lt. Bill Grainger
Byron Chung
Quoc
William Kirby Cullen
Jerry Denton
Paul Mantee
Capt. Brown
Rod Browning
Ed Brandt
Rod McCary
T.V. Host
Ric Carrott
Lt. Hadley
Production
Company
Aubrey-Hamner Productions
Producer
R.J. Louis
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