When Hell Was in Session (1979)
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.
Director: Paul Krasny
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Hal Holbrook as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton |
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Eva Marie Saint as Jane Denton |
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Mako as Maj. Bai |
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Ronny Cox as Maj. Frank Perrin |
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Renne Jarrett as Nancy Tschudy |
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Richard Evans as Lt. Alec Vardis |
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James Hong as Nguyen |
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Tom Bower as Lt. Jim Norton |
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Stephen Keep Mills as Lt. Bill Grainger |
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Byron Chung as Quoc |
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William Kirby Cullen as Jerry Denton |
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Paul Mantee as Capt. Brown |
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Rod Browning as Ed Brandt |
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Rod McCary as T.V. Host |
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Ric Carrott as Lt. Hadley |
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Laurence Haddon as Williams |
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Sab Shimono as Cao |
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Emily Banks as Betty Phillips |
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Tom Kindle as Lt. William Tschudy |
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David Chow as Diem |
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Barry Blakeley as Peterson |
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Kathryn Daley as Frances Parker |
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Walter Niehenke as Lt. Brian |
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Jerry Fujikawa as Komuro |
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Nicole Eggert as Mary Beth Denton #2 |
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Tom Martin as Gordon |
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Dorothy Dells as Woman Shopper |
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Randall Hicks as Man Shopper |
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Bill Saito as Head Guard |
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Rad Daly as Bill Denton |
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Steve Shaw as Jim Denton |
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Hal Fishman as 1st Newscaster |
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Charles Rowe as 2nd Newscaster |
| Writing | S. Lee Pogostin | Teleplay |
| Writing | Jeremiah Denton | Book |
| Writing | Eddie Brandt | Book |
| Crew | Robert Hamner | Additional Writing |
| Directing | Paul Krasny | Director |
| Production | Claire Newell | Casting Director |
| Production | James T. Aubrey | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Hamner | Executive Producer |
| Production | R.J. Louis | Producer |
| Sound | Jimmie Haskell | Music |
| Camera | Robert B. Hauser | Director of Photography |
| Editing | John Woodcock | Editor |
| Art | Fred Price | Art Direction |
| Art | Martin Price | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianna Elliott | Costume Design |
