When Hell Was in Session

1h 38min

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.

Cast

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Jane Denton
Mako

Mako

Maj. Bai
Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Maj. Frank Perrin
Renne Jarrett

Renne Jarrett

Nancy Tschudy
Richard Evans

Richard Evans

Lt. Alec Vardis
Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Lt. Jim Norton
Stephen Keep Mills

Stephen Keep Mills

Lt. Bill Grainger
Paul Mantee

Paul Mantee

Capt. Brown
Rod Browning

Rod Browning

Ed Brandt
Rod McCary

Rod McCary

T.V. Host
Ric Carrott

Ric Carrott

Lt. Hadley
Emily Banks

Emily Banks

Betty Phillips
Tom Kindle

Tom Kindle

Lt. William Tschudy
Kathryn Daley

Kathryn Daley

Frances Parker
Nicole Eggert

Nicole Eggert

Mary Beth Denton #2
Dorothy Dells

Dorothy Dells

Woman Shopper
Randall Hicks

Randall Hicks

Man Shopper
Bill Saito

Bill Saito

Head Guard
Rad Daly

Rad Daly

Bill Denton
Steve Shaw

Steve Shaw

Jim Denton
Hal Fishman

Hal Fishman

1st Newscaster
Charles Rowe

Charles Rowe

2nd Newscaster

Release date

8th Oct 1979

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English