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… More 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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Paul Krasny
Genres: Drama, Television

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Cast

            Emily Banks as Betty Phillips

            Tom Bower as Lieutenant Jim Norton

            Rod Browning as Ed Brandt

            Ric Carrott as Lt. Hadley

            David Chow as Diem

            Ronny Cox as Major Frank Perrin

            Rad Daly as Bill Denton

            Dorothy Dells as Woman Shopper

            Nicole Eggert as Mary Beth Denton #2

            Richard Evans as Lieutenant Alec Vardis

            Hal Fishman as 1st Newscaster

            Jerry Fujikawa as Komuro

            Laurence Haddon as Williams

            Pat Hingle
            
            Hal Holbrook as Jeremiah Denton Jr.

            Tom Kindle as Lt. William Tschudy

            Mako as Bai

            Paul Mantee as Capt. Brown

            Rod McCary as T.V. Host

            Eva Marie Saint as Jane Denton

            Sab Shimono as Cao

            James Hong as Nguyen

            Steve Shaw as Jim Denton

            Kathryn Daley as Frances Parker

            Renne Jarrett as Nancy Tschudy

            Stephen Keep as Lieutenant Bill Grainger

            Bill Saito as Head Guard

            Tom Martin as Gordon
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