When Hell Was in Session (1979)

7.0/10 • 98 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

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.

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 McCary

T.V. Host

Ric Carrott

Lt. Hadley

Laurence Haddon

Williams

Sab Shimono

Cao

Emily Banks

Betty Phillips

David Chow

Diem

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