When Hell Was in Session Trailer

When Hell Was in Session Trailer (1979)

08 October 1979 Drama, TV Movie 98 mins

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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Cast

Hal Holbrook

as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

Eva Marie Saint

as Jane Denton

Mako

as Maj. Bai

Ronny Cox

as Maj. Frank Perrin

Renne Jarrett

as Nancy Tschudy

Richard Evans

as Lt. Alec Vardis

James Hong

as Nguyen

Tom Bower

as Lt. Jim Norton

Stephen Keep Mills

as Lt. Bill Grainger

William Kirby Cullen

as Jerry Denton

Paul Mantee

as Capt. Brown

Rod Browning

as Ed Brandt

Rod McCary

as T.V. Host

Ric Carrott

as Lt. Hadley

Laurence Haddon

as Williams

Crew

Robert Hamner

Robert Hamner Additional Writing

Paul Krasny

Director

Claire Newell

Claire Newell Casting Director

Robert B. Hauser

Robert B. Hauser Director of Photography

R.J. Louis

R.J. Louis Producer

Fred Price

Fred Price Art Direction

Robert Hamner

Robert Hamner Executive Producer

Martin Price

Martin Price Set Decoration

Marianna Elliott

Marianna Elliott Costume Design

James T. Aubrey

James T. Aubrey Executive Producer

International Releases Dates

United States 08 October 1979

Production Companies

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When Hell Was In Session (TV Movie)

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