When Hell Was in Session

1979

1h 38m

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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.

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Writers

S. Lee Pogostin(teleplay by)
Eddie Brandt(book by)
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Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
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Eva Marie Saint
Jane Denton
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Mako
Maj. Bai
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Ronny Cox
Maj. Frank Perrin
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Renne Jarrett
Nancy Tschudy
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Richard Evans
Lt. Alec Vardis
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Tom Bower
Lt. Jim Norton
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Stephen Keep Mills
Lt. Bill Grainger
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Paul Mantee
Capt. Brown
Rod Browning
Ed Brandt
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Rod McCary
T.V. Host
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Ric Carrott
Lt. Hadley
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Emily Banks
Betty Phillips

Directors

Writers

S. Lee Pogostin(teleplay by)
Eddie Brandt(book by)

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Release date

October 8, 1979 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Aubrey-Hamner Productions

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