When Hell Was in Session (1979)
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.
Cast
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Jane Denton
Jerry Denton
Capt. Brown
Ed Brandt
T.V. Host
Lt. Hadley
Williams
Cao
Betty Phillips
Lt. William Tschudy
Diem
Maj. Bai
Peterson
Frances Parker
Lt. Brian
Komuro
Mary Beth Denton #2
Gordon
Woman Shopper
Man Shopper
Head Guard
Bill Denton
Maj. Frank Perrin
Jim Denton
1st Newscaster
2nd Newscaster
Nancy Tschudy
Lt. Alec Vardis
Nguyen
Lt. Jim Norton
Lt. Bill Grainger
Quoc
Crew
Director
Teleplay
Book
Book
Additional Writing
Casting Director
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Music
Director of Photography
Editor
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design