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When Hell Was in Session (1979)

7.0/10 1h 38m Oct 08, 1979
Drama TV Movie

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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Movie Details

Original Title When Hell Was in Session
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Popularity: 6.5
Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint
Jane Denton
Popularity: 1.0
Mako
Mako
Maj. Bai
Popularity: 7.5
Ronny Cox
Ronny Cox
Maj. Frank Perrin
Popularity: 2.4
Renne Jarrett
Renne Jarrett
Nancy Tschudy
Popularity: 0.2
Richard Evans
Richard Evans
Lt. Alec Vardis
Popularity: 2.1
James Hong
James Hong
Nguyen
Popularity: 7.3
Tom Bower
Tom Bower
Lt. Jim Norton
Popularity: 5.8
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Stephen Keep Mills
Lt. Bill Grainger
Popularity: 0.6
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Byron Chung
Quoc
Popularity: 1.6
William Kirby Cullen
William Kirby Cullen
Jerry Denton
Popularity: 1.2
Paul Mantee
Paul Mantee
Capt. Brown
Popularity: 6.1

Key Crew

Director Paul Krasny
Editor John Woodcock
Producer R.J. Louis
Music Jimmie Haskell
Executive Producer James T. Aubrey, Robert Hamner

Production

Aubrey-Hamner Productions

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Keywords

prisoner of war based on true story torture

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Details
Release Date October 8, 1979
Runtime 1h 38m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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