When Hell Was in Session
When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session

1979-10-08| 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.

Genres

DramaTV Movie

Cast

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Mako

Mako

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Renne Jarrett

Renne Jarrett

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