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  • When Hell Was in Session (1979)
  • TV Movie | 98 min | Biography, Drama, War
When Hell Was in Session (1979)
TV Movie | 98 min | Biography, Drama, War

In 1965, Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton's jet is shot down over North Vietnam and he is captured by the enemy who holds him in various brutal POW camps for more than seven years.
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S. Lee Pogostin (teleplay) (as Jake Justiz) | Jeremiah Denton (book) (as Rear Admiral Jeremiah A. Denton Jr.) | Eddie Brandt (book) (as Ed Brandt)
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Updated Oct 8, 1979

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Oct 8, 1979 (United States)

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33 cast members
Name Known for
Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton   See fewer
Eva Marie Saint
Jane Denton Jane Denton   See fewer
Mako
Maj. Bai Maj. Bai   See fewer
Ronny Cox
Maj. Frank Perrin Maj. Frank Perrin   See fewer
Renne Jarrett
Nancy Tschudy Nancy Tschudy   See fewer
Richard Evans
Lt. Alec Vardis Lt. Alec Vardis   See fewer
James Hong
Nguyen Nguyen   See fewer
Tom Bower
Lt. Jim Norton Lt. Jim Norton   See fewer
Stephen Keep Mills
Lt. Bill Grainger (as Stephen Keep) Lt. Bill Grainger (as Stephen Keep)   See fewer
William Kirby Cullen
Jerry Denton Jerry Denton   See fewer
Paul Mantee
Capt. Brown Capt. Brown   See fewer
Rod Browning
Ed Brandt Ed Brandt   See fewer
Rod McCary
T.V. Host T.V. Host   See fewer
Ric Carrott
Lt. Hadley Lt. Hadley   See fewer
Laurence Haddon
Williams Williams   See fewer
Emily Banks
Betty Phillips Betty Phillips   See fewer
Tom Kindle
Lt. William Tschudy Lt. William Tschudy   See fewer
Barry Blakeley
Peterson Peterson   See fewer
Kathryn Daley
Frances Parker Frances Parker   See fewer
Walter Niehenke
Lt. Brian Lt. Brian   See fewer
Nicole Eggert
Mary Beth Denton #2 Mary Beth Denton #2   See fewer
Tom Martin
Gordon Gordon   See fewer
Dorothy Dells
Woman Shopper Woman Shopper   See fewer
Randall Hicks
Man Shopper (as Randy Shepard) Man Shopper (as Randy Shepard)   See fewer
Bill Saito
Head Guard Head Guard   See fewer
Rad Daly
Bill Denton Bill Denton   See fewer
Steve Shaw
Jim Denton Jim Denton   See fewer
Hal Fishman
1st Newscaster 1st Newscaster   See fewer
Charles Rowe
2nd Newscaster 2nd Newscaster   See fewer
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