Movie: When Hell Was in Session

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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

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    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 Date

    1979-10-08

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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