When Hell Was in Session 1979

When Hell Was in Session

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Drama TV Movie

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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Hal Holbrook

Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

Eva Marie Saint

Jane Denton

Mako

Maj. Bai

Ronny Cox

Maj. Frank Perrin

Renne Jarrett

Nancy Tschudy

Richard Evans

Lt. Alec Vardis

Release Date 1979-10-08
Runtime 1h 38m
Directors Paul Krasny, Claire Newell, Robert B. Hauser
Producers James T. Aubrey, Robert Hamner, R.J. Louis
Writers S. Lee Pogostin, Jeremiah Denton, Eddie Brandt