When Hell Was in Session
- Released on
- Runtime
- 98 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Hal Holbrook
- Eva Marie Saint
- Mako
- Ronny Cox
- Renne Jarrett
- Richard Evans
- James Hong
- Tom Bower
- Stephen Keep Mills
- Byron Chung
- William Kirby Cullen
- Paul Mantee
- Rod Browning
- Rod McCary
- Ric Carrott
- Laurence Haddon
- Sab Shimono
- Emily Banks
- Tom Kindle
- David Chow
- Barry Blakeley
- Kathryn Daley
- Walter Niehenke
- Jerry Fujikawa
- Nicole Eggert
- Tom Martin
- Dorothy Dells
- Randall Hicks
- Bill Saito
- Rad Daly
- Steve Shaw
- Hal Fishman
- Charles Rowe
Director
- Paul Krasny
Producers
- R.J. Louis
