When Hell Was in Session

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

TV Movie

Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

1979

Director:

Paul Krasny

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Company:

Aubrey-Hamner Productions

Cast:

Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

Jane Denton

Maj. Bai

Maj. Frank Perrin

Nancy Tschudy

Crew:

Teleplay

Book

Book

Additional Writing

Director