When Hell Was in Session (1979)

Name: When Hell Was in Session
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1979-10-08
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Mako, Ronny Cox, Renne Jarrett

★ 7.52 votes ⏱ 1 h 38 min

Drama TV Movie

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.

When Hell Was in Session is a 1979 movie. Genres: Drama, TV Movie. Directed by Paul Krasny. Main cast: Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Mako, Ronny Cox, Renne Jarrett. Runtime: 98 minutes. Its average rating is 7.5 out of 10, from 2 votes.

Release dateOctober 8, 1979

Runtime1 h 38 min

DirectorPaul Krasny

ScreenplayS. Lee Pogostin, Jeremiah Denton, Eddie Brandt

Original languageEN

IMDbtt0080127