About When Hell Was in Session
- Released on October 08, 1979
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.
Full Cast of When Hell Was in Session
Hal Holbrook plays Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Eva Marie Saint plays Jane Denton
Mako plays Maj. Bai
Ronny Cox plays Maj. Frank Perrin
Renne Jarrett plays Nancy Tschudy
Richard Evans plays Lt. Alec Vardis
James Hong plays Nguyen
Tom Bower plays Lt. Jim Norton
Stephen Keep Mills plays Lt. Bill Grainger
Byron Chung plays Quoc
William Kirby Cullen plays Jerry Denton
Paul Mantee plays Capt. Brown
Rod Browning plays Ed Brandt
Rod McCary plays T.V. Host
Ric Carrott plays Lt. Hadley
Laurence Haddon plays Williams
Sab Shimono plays Cao
Emily Banks plays Betty Phillips
Tom Kindle plays Lt. William Tschudy
David Chow plays Diem
Barry Blakeley plays Peterson
Kathryn Daley plays Frances Parker
Walter Niehenke plays Lt. Brian
Jerry Fujikawa plays Komuro
Nicole Eggert plays Mary Beth Denton #2
Tom Martin plays Gordon
Dorothy Dells plays Woman Shopper
Randall Hicks plays Man Shopper
Bill Saito plays Head Guard
Rad Daly plays Bill Denton
Steve Shaw plays Jim Denton
Hal Fishman plays 1st Newscaster
Charles Rowe plays 2nd Newscaster
Crew of When Hell Was in Session
Art
Camera
Editing
Production
Crew
Writing
Sound
Directing
Costume & Make-Up
- Hal Holbrook
- Eva Marie Saint
- Mako
- Ronny Cox
- Renne Jarrett
- Richard Evans
- James Hong
- Tom Bower
- Stephen Keep Mills
- Byron Chung
- William Kirby Cullen
- Paul Mantee
- Rod Browning
- Rod McCary
- Ric Carrott
- Laurence Haddon
- Sab Shimono
- Emily Banks
- Tom Kindle
- David Chow
- Barry Blakeley
- Kathryn Daley
- Walter Niehenke
- Jerry Fujikawa
- Nicole Eggert
- Tom Martin
- Dorothy Dells
- Randall Hicks
- Bill Saito
- Rad Daly
- Steve Shaw
- Hal Fishman
- Charles Rowe