When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session

98 mins | Drama | Oct. 8, 1979

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.

When Hell Was in Session

98 mins | Drama | Oct. 8, 1979

When Hell Was in Session
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers aubrey hamner productions
Original title When Hell Was in Session
Directors Paul Krasny
Writers Eddie Brandt, Jeremiah Denton, S. Lee Pogostin

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

Byron Chung

as Quoc

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

Sab Shimono

as Cao

Emily Banks

as Betty Phillips

Tom Kindle

as Lt. William Tschudy

David Chow

as Diem

Barry Blakeley

as Peterson

Kathryn Daley

as Frances Parker

Walter Niehenke

as Lt. Brian

Jerry Fujikawa

as Komuro

Nicole Eggert

as Mary Beth Denton #2

Tom Martin

as Gordon

Dorothy Dells

as Woman Shopper

Randall Hicks

as Man Shopper

Bill Saito

as Head Guard

Rad Daly

as Bill Denton

Steve Shaw

as Jim Denton

Hal Fishman

as 1st Newscaster

Charles Rowe

as 2nd Newscaster