When Hell Was in Session (1979)

Directed by Paul Krasny1h 38mDrama,TV 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.

Year
1979
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
8 October 1979
TMDB
7.5 (2)
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Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint
Jane Denton
Mako
Mako
Maj. Bai
Ronny Cox
Ronny Cox
Maj. Frank Perrin
Renne Jarrett
Renne Jarrett
Nancy Tschudy
Richard Evans
Richard Evans
Lt. Alec Vardis
James Hong
James Hong
Nguyen
Tom Bower
Tom Bower
Lt. Jim Norton
Stephen Keep Mills
Stephen Keep Mills
Lt. Bill Grainger
Byron Chung
Byron Chung
Quoc
William Kirby Cullen
William Kirby Cullen
Jerry Denton
Paul Mantee
Paul Mantee
Capt. Brown
R
Rod Browning
Ed Brandt
Rod McCary
Rod McCary
T.V. Host
Ric Carrott
Ric Carrott
Lt. Hadley
Laurence Haddon
Laurence Haddon
Williams
Sab Shimono
Sab Shimono
Cao
Emily Banks
Emily Banks
Betty Phillips
T
Tom Kindle
Lt. William Tschudy
David Chow
David Chow
Diem
B
Barry Blakeley
Peterson
K
Kathryn Daley
Frances Parker
W
Walter Niehenke
Lt. Brian
J
Jerry Fujikawa
Komuro
Nicole Eggert
Nicole Eggert
Mary Beth Denton #2
T
Tom Martin
Gordon
D
Dorothy Dells
Woman Shopper
R
Randall Hicks
Man Shopper
Bill Saito
Bill Saito
Head Guard
Rad Daly
Rad Daly
Bill Denton
Steve Shaw
Steve Shaw
Jim Denton
H
Hal Fishman
1st Newscaster
C
Charles Rowe
2nd Newscaster

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