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When Hell Was in Session

70.00% | October 8, 1979 | 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.

Featured Crew

S. Lee Pogostin
Teleplay
Robert Hamner
Additional Writing
Jeremiah Denton
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Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Mako
Mako
Maj. Bai
Ronny Cox
Ronny Cox
Maj. Frank Perrin
Renne Jarrett
Renne Jarrett
Nancy Tschudy

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