Movie Description
When Hell Was in Session
(1979)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Paul Krasny
- Producer : R.J. Louis
- Editor : John Woodcock
- Cast : Hal Holbrook,Eva Marie Saint,Mako,Ronny Cox,Renne Jarrett,Richard Evans,James Hong,Tom Bower,Stephen Keep Mills,Byron Chung,William Kirby Cullen,Paul Mantee,Rod Browning,Rod McCary,Ric Carrott,Laurence Haddon,Sab Shimono,Emily Banks,Tom Kindle,David Chow,Barry Blakeley,Kathryn Daley,Walter Niehenke,Jerry Fujikawa,Nicole Eggert,Tom Martin,Dorothy Dells,Randall Hicks,Bill Saito,Rad Daly,Steve Shaw,Hal Fishman,Charles Rowe
Cast
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Jane Denton
Maj. Bai
Maj. Frank Perrin
Nancy Tschudy
Lt. Alec Vardis
Nguyen
Lt. Jim Norton
Lt. Bill Grainger
Quoc
Jerry Denton
Capt. Brown
Ed Brandt
T.V. Host
Lt. Hadley
Williams
Cao
Betty Phillips
Lt. William Tschudy
Diem
Peterson
Frances Parker
Lt. Brian
Komuro
Mary Beth Denton #2
Gordon
Woman Shopper
Man Shopper
Head Guard
Bill Denton
Jim Denton
1st Newscaster
2nd Newscaster
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Facts
Original TitleWhen Hell Was in Session
Status Released
Release Information
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1979-10-08
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 38m
Production CompaniesAubrey-Hamner Productions
Genres
- Drama
- TV Movie
