When Hell Was in Session
1979-10-08 | 98 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Hal HolbrookCmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
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Eva Marie SaintJane Denton
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MakoMaj. Bai
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Ronny CoxMaj. Frank Perrin
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Renne JarrettNancy Tschudy
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Richard EvansLt. Alec Vardis
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James HongNguyen
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Tom BowerLt. Jim Norton
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Stephen Keep MillsLt. Bill Grainger
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Byron ChungQuoc
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William Kirby CullenJerry Denton
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Paul ManteeCapt. Brown
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Rod McCaryT.V. Host
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Ric CarrottLt. Hadley
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Laurence HaddonWilliams
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Sab ShimonoCao
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Emily BanksBetty Phillips
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David ChowDiem
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