
When Hell Was in Session (1979)
7
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Oct 08, 1979 (US)
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Drama, TV Movie
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01:38
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.
Featured Crew
Director
Additional Writing, Executive Producer
Art Direction
Teleplay
Director of Photography
Editor
Producer
Casting Director
Costume Design
Set Decoration
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