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When Hell Was in Session (1979)

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: 1979-10-08
Runtime: 98 min
Rating: 7 / 10
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
James Hong
James Hong
Nguyen
Tom Bower
Tom Bower
Lt. Jim Norton
Stephen Keep Mills
Stephen Keep Mills
Lt. Bill Grainger
Byron Chung
Byron Chung
Quoc
William Kirby Cullen
William Kirby Cullen
Jerry Denton
Paul Mantee
Paul Mantee
Capt. Brown
No Image
Rod Browning
Ed Brandt
Rod McCary
Rod McCary
T.V. Host
Ric Carrott
Ric Carrott
Lt. Hadley
Laurence Haddon
Laurence Haddon
Williams
Sab Shimono
Sab Shimono
Cao
Emily Banks
Emily Banks
Betty Phillips