When Hell Was in Session (1979)

10/08/1979 (US) • 1h 38m

Drama, TV 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.

Top Billed 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

Tom Bower

Lt. Jim Norton

Stephen Keep Mills

Lt. Bill Grainger


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

prisoner of war

based on true story

torture

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