When Hell Was in Session
1 reviews
Drama/TV Movie
1h 38m
1979
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...
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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.
- DirectorPaul Krasny
- Release8 October 1979
- Genre
- Duration1h 38m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate1 reviews
- Productions
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

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

Jerry Fujikawa
Komuro

Nicole Eggert
Mary Beth Denton #2

Bill Saito
Head Guard

Rad Daly
Bill Denton

Steve Shaw
Jim Denton
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