When Hell Was in Session (1982)
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Made for television, When Hell Was in Session is the true story of Navy commander Jonathan Denton Jr., here played by Hal Holbrook. Shot down during a bombing mission over Vietnam in 1965, Denton endured nearly eight horrendous years as a POW. The plot details Denton's efforts to organize a resistance movement among his fellow prisoners. The film concludes with a powerful re-enactment of Denton's homecoming, as originally seen by millions of American televiewers in 1973. Based on the book by Denton and Ed Brandt, When Hell Was in Session debuted October 8, 1979 ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Paul Krasny
Synopsis of When Hell Was in Session
Made for television, When Hell Was in Session is the true story of Navy commander Jonathan Denton Jr., here played by Hal Holbrook. Shot down during a bombing mission over Vietnam in 1965, Denton endured nearly eight horrendous years as a POW. The plot details Denton's efforts to organize a resistance movement among his fellow prisoners. The film concludes with a powerful re-enactment of Denton's homecoming, as originally seen by millions of American televiewers in 1973. Based on the book by Denton and Ed Brandt, When Hell Was in Session debuted October 8, 1979 ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of When Hell Was in Session
- Hal Holbrook - Jeremiah Denton Jr.
- Tom Bower - Lieutenant Jim Norton
- Ric Carrott - Lt. Hadley
- Ronny Cox - Major Frank Perrin
- Dorothy Dells - Woman Shopper
- Richard Evans - Lieutenant Alec Vardis
- Jerry Fujikawa - Komuro
- Pat Hingle
- Mako - Bai
- Rod McCary - T.V. Host
- Sab Shimono - Cao
- Steve Shaw - Jim Denton
- Renne Jarrett - Nancy Tschudy
- Bill Saito - Head Guard
- Emily Banks - Betty Phillips
- Rod Browning - Ed Brandt
- David Chow - Diem
- Rad Daly - Bill Denton
- Nicole Eggert - Mary Beth Denton #2
- Hal Fishman - 1st Newscaster
- Laurence Haddon - Williams
- Tom Kindle - Lt. William Tschudy
- Paul Mantee - Capt. Brown
- Eva Marie Saint - Jane Denton
- James Hong - Nguyen
- Kathryn Daley - Frances Parker
- Stephen Keep - Lieutenant Bill Grainger
- Tom Martin - Gordon
- Director(s):
- Paul Krasny
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