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Film / 1979
When Hell Was in Session
Directed by
Paul Krasny
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Hal HolbrookCmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Eva Marie SaintJane Denton
MakoMaj. Bai
Ronny CoxMaj. Frank Perrin
Renne JarrettNancy Tschudy
Richard EvansLt. Alec Vardis
James HongNguyen
Tom BowerLt. Jim Norton
Stephen Keep MillsLt. Bill Grainger
Byron ChungQuoc
William Kirby CullenJerry Denton
Paul ManteeCapt. Brown
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Rod BrowningEd Brandt
Rod McCaryT.V. Host
Ric CarrottLt. Hadley
Laurence HaddonWilliams
Sab ShimonoCao
Emily BanksBetty Phillips
Tom KindleLt. William Tschudy
David ChowDiem
Barry BlakeleyPeterson
Kathryn DaleyFrances Parker
Walter NiehenkeLt. Brian
Jerry FujikawaKomuro
Nicole EggertMary Beth Denton #2
Tom MartinGordon
Dorothy DellsWoman Shopper
Randall HicksMan Shopper
Bill SaitoHead Guard
Rad DalyBill Denton
Steve ShawJim Denton
Hal Fishman1st Newscaster
Charles Rowe2nd Newscaster
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