When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session

1979 en 98 minutes

Rating: 7

Plot

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.

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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

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

Rod Browning

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

Tom Kindle

Tom Kindle

Lt. William Tschudy

David Chow

David Chow

Diem

Barry Blakeley

Barry Blakeley

Peterson

Kathryn Daley

Kathryn Daley

Frances Parker

Walter Niehenke

Walter Niehenke

Lt. Brian

Jerry Fujikawa

Jerry Fujikawa

Komuro

Nicole Eggert

Nicole Eggert

Mary Beth Denton #2

Tom Martin

Tom Martin

Gordon

Dorothy Dells

Dorothy Dells

Woman Shopper

Randall Hicks

Randall Hicks

Man Shopper

Bill Saito

Bill Saito

Head Guard

Rad Daly

Rad Daly

Bill Denton

Steve Shaw

Steve Shaw

Jim Denton

Hal Fishman

Hal Fishman

1st Newscaster

Charles Rowe

Charles Rowe

2nd Newscaster

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