When Hell Was in Session
Paul Krasny1979-10-08
7
98 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Hal Holbrook | Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton | Unowned |
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Eva Marie Saint | Jane Denton | Unowned |
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Mako | Maj. Bai | Unowned |
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Ronny Cox | Maj. Frank Perrin | Unowned |
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Renne Jarrett | Nancy Tschudy | Unowned |
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Richard Evans | Lt. Alec Vardis | Unowned |
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James Hong | Nguyen | Unowned |
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Tom Bower | Lt. Jim Norton | Unowned |
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Stephen Keep Mills | Lt. Bill Grainger | Unowned |
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Byron Chung | Quoc | Unowned |
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William Kirby Cullen | Jerry Denton | Unowned |
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Paul Mantee | Capt. Brown | Unowned |
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Rod Browning | Ed Brandt | Unowned |
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Rod McCary | T.V. Host | Unowned |
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Ric Carrott | Lt. Hadley | Unowned |
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Laurence Haddon | Williams | Unowned |
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Sab Shimono | Cao | Unowned |
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Emily Banks | Betty Phillips | Unowned |
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Tom Kindle | Lt. William Tschudy | Unowned |
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David Chow | Diem | Unowned |
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Barry Blakeley | Peterson | Unowned |
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Kathryn Daley | Frances Parker | Unowned |
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Walter Niehenke | Lt. Brian | Unowned |
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Jerry Fujikawa | Komuro | Unowned |
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Nicole Eggert | Mary Beth Denton #2 | Unowned |
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Tom Martin | Gordon | Unowned |
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Dorothy Dells | Woman Shopper | Unowned |
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Randall Hicks | Man Shopper | Unowned |
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Bill Saito | Head Guard | Unowned |
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Rad Daly | Bill Denton | Unowned |
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Steve Shaw | Jim Denton | Unowned |
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Hal Fishman | 1st Newscaster | Unowned |
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Charles Rowe | 2nd Newscaster | Unowned |