When Hell Was in Session

1979

7.5 (2)

1 hr 38 min

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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.

Top 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

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