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When Hell Was in Session (1979)

7 | Oct 08, 1979 (US) | Drama, TV Movie | 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

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Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
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Eva Marie Saint
Jane Denton
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Mako
Maj. Bai
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Ronny Cox
Maj. Frank Perrin
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Renne Jarrett
Nancy Tschudy
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Richard Evans
Lt. Alec Vardis
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James Hong
Nguyen
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Tom Bower
Lt. Jim Norton
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Stephen Keep Mills
Lt. Bill Grainger