Basic Info
Release: October 08, 1979
Runtime: 98 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (1 votes)
Status: Released
When Hell Was in Session
1979
98 min
⭐ 7.0/10
1 votes
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.
Genres
Drama
TV Movie
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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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
William Kirby Cullen
Jerry Denton
Paul Mantee
Capt. Brown
Crew
Paul Krasny
Director
James T. Aubrey
Executive Producer
Robert Hamner
Executive Producer
R.J. Louis
Producer
Jimmie Haskell
Music
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