
When Hell Was in Session (1979) on Netflix
Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton is held by his North Vietnamese captors in one brutal camp after another. Starvation and torture fill his years, and he works to keep the prisoners talking.
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Plot summary
Jeremiah Denton, a Navy commander, is taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese and held for years. He is moved through a series of camps where the conditions are bad, and he is starved and tortured. He tries to keep communication going among the prisoners. At home, his wife, Jane, organizes a league of prisoners' wives to draw attention to what the men are facing.
Cast
Hal Holbrookas Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Eva Marie Saintas Jane Denton
Makoas Maj. Bai
Ronny Coxas Maj. Frank Perrin
Renne Jarrettas Nancy Tschudy
Richard Evansas Lt. Alec Vardis
James Hongas Nguyen
Tom Boweras Lt. Jim Norton
Stephen Keep Millsas Lt. Bill Grainger
Byron Chungas Quoc
William Kirby Cullenas Jerry Denton
Paul Manteeas Capt. Brown






















