When Hell Was in Session
When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session

1979-10-08 - 98 minutes

7.00 / 10

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.

Screenplay

Book - Jeremiah Denton

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

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Cast

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Jane Denton

Mako

Mako

Maj. Bai

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Maj. Frank Perrin

Renne Jarrett

Renne Jarrett

Nancy Tschudy

Richard Evans

Richard Evans

Lt. Alec Vardis

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Lt. Jim Norton

Stephen Keep Mills

Stephen Keep Mills

Lt. Bill Grainger

Paul Mantee

Paul Mantee

Capt. Brown

Rod Browning

Rod Browning

Ed Brandt

Rod McCary

Rod McCary

T.V. Host

Ric Carrott

Ric Carrott

Lt. Hadley

Emily Banks

Emily Banks

Betty Phillips

Tom Kindle

Tom Kindle

Lt. William Tschudy

Kathryn Daley

Kathryn Daley

Frances Parker

Nicole Eggert

Nicole Eggert

Mary Beth Denton #2