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When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session

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Drama   TV Movie
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1979-10-08
⌚ Running Time: 98 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Hal Holbrook original image
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Hal Holbrook
Eva Marie Saint original image
Jane Denton
Eva Marie Saint
Mako original image
Maj. Bai
Mako
Ronny Cox original image
Maj. Frank Perrin
Ronny Cox
Renne Jarrett original image
Nancy Tschudy
Renne Jarrett
Richard Evans original image
Lt. Alec Vardis
Richard Evans
James Hong original image
Nguyen
James Hong
Tom Bower original image
Lt. Jim Norton
Tom Bower
Stephen Keep Mills original image
Lt. Bill Grainger
Stephen Keep Mills
Byron Chung original image
Quoc
Byron Chung
William Kirby Cullen original image
Jerry Denton
William Kirby Cullen
Paul Mantee original image
Capt. Brown
Paul Mantee
Rod Browning original image
Ed Brandt
Rod Browning
Rod McCary original image
T.V. Host
Rod McCary
Ric Carrott original image
Lt. Hadley
Ric Carrott
Laurence Haddon original image
Williams
Laurence Haddon
Sab Shimono original image
Cao
Sab Shimono
Emily Banks original image
Betty Phillips
Emily Banks
Tom Kindle original image
Lt. William Tschudy
Tom Kindle
David Chow original image
Diem
David Chow
Barry Blakeley original image
Peterson
Barry Blakeley
Kathryn Daley original image
Frances Parker
Kathryn Daley
Walter Niehenke original image
Lt. Brian
Walter Niehenke
Jerry Fujikawa original image
Komuro
Jerry Fujikawa
Nicole Eggert original image
Mary Beth Denton #2
Nicole Eggert
Tom Martin original image
Gordon
Tom Martin
Dorothy Dells original image
Woman Shopper
Dorothy Dells
Randall Hicks original image
Man Shopper
Randall Hicks
Bill Saito original image
Head Guard
Bill Saito
Rad Daly original image
Bill Denton
Rad Daly
Steve Shaw original image
Jim Denton
Steve Shaw
Hal Fishman original image
1st Newscaster
Hal Fishman
Charles Rowe original image
2nd Newscaster
Charles Rowe

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