When Hell Was in Session

Name: When Hell Was in Session
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Mako, Ronny Cox, Renne Jarrett

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Paul KrasnyProducers: James T. Aubrey, R.J. Louis, Robert Hamner

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

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