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When Hell Was in Session
Genres
DramaTV 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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
1979-10-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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 Browning
Ed Brandt
Rod McCary
T.V. Host
Ric Carrott
Lt. Hadley
Laurence Haddon
Williams
Sab Shimono
Cao
Emily Banks
Betty Phillips
Tom Kindle
Lt. William Tschudy
David Chow
Diem
Barry Blakeley
Peterson
Kathryn Daley
Frances Parker
Walter Niehenke
Lt. Brian
Jerry Fujikawa
Komuro
Nicole Eggert
Mary Beth Denton #2
Tom Martin
Gordon
Dorothy Dells
Woman Shopper
Randall Hicks
Man Shopper
Bill Saito
Head Guard
Rad Daly
Bill Denton
Steve Shaw
Jim Denton
Hal Fishman
1st Newscaster
Charles Rowe
2nd Newscaster
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