When Hell Was in Session (1979)
1979 · 1h 38m · Drama, TV Movie
Genres: 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.
Director: Paul Krasny
Music by: Jimmie Haskell
Cinematography: Robert B. Hauser
Editor: John Woodcock
Cast
Hal Holbrook as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. DentonEva Marie Saint as Jane DentonMako as Maj. BaiRonny Cox as Maj. Frank PerrinRenne Jarrett as Nancy TschudyRichard Evans as Lt. Alec VardisJames Hong as NguyenTom Bower as Lt. Jim NortonStephen Keep Mills as Lt. Bill GraingerByron Chung as QuocWilliam Kirby Cullen as Jerry DentonPaul Mantee as Capt. BrownMore like this
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