When Hell Was in Session

Name: When Hell Was in Session
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1979-10-08
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Mako, Ronny Cox, Renne Jarrett

7.0 (1)1979-10-081h 38m

DramaTV Movie

Overview

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.