When Hell Was in Session (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.
Drama, TV Movie
Cast
- Hal Holbrook — Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
- Eva Marie Saint — Jane Denton
- Mako — Maj. Bai
- Ronny Cox — Maj. Frank Perrin
- Renne Jarrett — Nancy Tschudy
- Richard Evans — Lt. Alec Vardis
- James Hong — Nguyen
- Tom Bower — Lt. Jim Norton
- Stephen Keep Mills — Lt. Bill Grainger
- Byron Chung — Quoc
- William Kirby Cullen — Jerry Denton
- Paul Mantee — Capt. Brown
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