
When Hell Was in Session
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.
Release Date: 1979-10-08
Drama
TV Movie
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Casts

Hal Holbrook
as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

Eva Marie Saint
as Jane Denton

Mako
as Maj. Bai

Ronny Cox
as Maj. Frank Perrin

Renne Jarrett
as Nancy Tschudy

Richard Evans
as Lt. Alec Vardis

James Hong
as Nguyen

Tom Bower
as Lt. Jim Norton

William Kirby Cullen
as Jerry Denton

Paul Mantee
as Capt. Brown