
When Hell Was in Session
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

Rad Daly
Bill Denton

Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

Renne Jarrett
Nancy Tschudy

Ric Carrott
Lt. Hadley

Steve Shaw
Jim Denton

Nicole Eggert
Mary Beth Denton #2

Byron Chung
Quoc

William Kirby Cullen
Jerry Denton

Emily Banks
Betty Phillips

Bill Saito
Head Guard

Paul Mantee
Capt. Brown

Rod McCary
T.V. Host

James Hong
Nguyen

Tom Bower
Lt. Jim Norton

Ronny Cox
Maj. Frank Perrin

Richard Evans
Lt. Alec Vardis

Stephen Keep Mills
Lt. Bill Grainger

Mako
Maj. Bai

Sab Shimono
Cao

David Chow
Diem

Eva Marie Saint
Jane Denton

Laurence Haddon
Williams