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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.

Release: 1979

Rating: 7.0

Genre: Drama, TV Movie

Duration: 98 min

Country: United States of America

Production: Aubrey-Hamner Productions

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Cast

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

as Jane Denton

Mako

Mako

as Maj. Bai

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

as Maj. Frank Perrin

Renne Jarrett

Renne Jarrett

as Nancy Tschudy

Richard Evans

Richard Evans

as Lt. Alec Vardis

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