When Hell Was in Session
movie
Released October 08, 1979
Overview
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
as
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Eva Marie Saint
as
Jane Denton
Mako
as
Maj. Bai
Ronny Cox
as
Maj. Frank Perrin
Renne Jarrett
as
Nancy Tschudy
Richard Evans
as
Lt. Alec Vardis
James Hong
as
Nguyen
Tom Bower
as
Lt. Jim Norton
Stephen Keep Mills
as
Lt. Bill Grainger
Byron Chung
as
Quoc
William Kirby Cullen
as
Jerry Denton
Paul Mantee
as
Capt. Brown
Crew
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S. Lee Pogostin
as
Teleplay
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Jeremiah Denton
as
Book
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Eddie Brandt
as
Book
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Robert Hamner
as
Additional Writing
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Paul Krasny
as
Director
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Claire Newell
as
Casting Director
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James T. Aubrey
as
Executive Producer
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Robert Hamner
as
Executive Producer
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R.J. Louis
as
Producer
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Jimmie Haskell
as
Music
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Robert B. Hauser
as
Director of Photography
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John Woodcock
as
Editor