United States / Oct 08, 1979 / NBC
When Hell Was in Session (1979)
Directed by Paul Krasny
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1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Bower | Lt. Jim Norton |
| Stephen Keep Mills | Lt. Bill Grainger |
| Byron Chung | Quoc |
| William Kirby Cullen | Jerry Denton |
| Paul Mantee | Capt. Brown |
| Rod Browning | Ed Brandt |
| Rod McCary | T.V. Host |
| Ric Carrott | Lt. Hadley |
| Laurence Haddon | Williams |
| Sab Shimono | Cao |
| Emily Banks | Betty Phillips |
| Tom Kindle | Lt. William Tschudy |
| David Chow | Diem |
| Barry Blakeley | Peterson |
| Kathryn Daley | Frances Parker |
| Walter Niehenke | Lt. Brian |
| Jerry Fujikawa | Komuro |
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| Nicole Eggert | Mary Beth Denton #2 |
| Tom Martin | Gordon |
| Dorothy Dells | Woman Shopper |
| Randall Hicks | Man Shopper |
| Bill Saito | Head Guard |
| Rad Daly | Bill Denton |
| Steve Shaw | Jim Denton |
| Hal Fishman | 1st Newscaster |
| Charles Rowe | 2nd Newscaster |
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | When Hell Was in Session |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Aubrey-Hamner Productions |
| Release date | 8 ottobre 1979 |
| Executive producer | James T. Aubrey, Robert Hamner |
| Production | R.J. Louis |
| Writer | S. Lee Pogostin, Jeremiah Denton, Eddie Brandt |
| Casting | Claire Newell |
| Editing | John Woodcock |
| Cinematography | Robert B. Hauser |
| Assistant directors | Paul Krasny |
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| Camera operators | Robert B. Hauser |
| Additional photography | Robert B. Hauser |
| Production design | Fred Price, Martin Price |
| Art direction | Fred Price, Martin Price |
| Set decoration | Martin Price, Fred Price |
| Music | Jimmie Haskell |
| Sound | Jimmie Haskell |
| Costume design | Marianna Elliott |
| Makeup | Marianna Elliott |
| Hairstyling | Marianna Elliott |
Release dates
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