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When Hell Was in Session
70%
Movie
1h 38m
AI Analysis
When Hell Was in Session (1979) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of When Hell Was in Session (1979) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 a… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate When Hell Was in Session 70% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1979-10-08
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 358878
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What is When Hell Was in Session about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for When Hell Was in Session?
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How long is the movie When Hell Was in Session?
The official runtime for When Hell Was in Session is approximately 98 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast
Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Eva Marie Saint
Jane Denton
Mako
Maj. Bai
Ronny Cox
Maj. Frank Perrin
Renne Jarrett
Nancy Tschudy
Richard Evans
Lt. Alec Vardis
James Hong
Nguyen
Tom Bower
Lt. Jim Norton
Stephen Keep Mills
Lt. Bill Grainger
Byron Chung
Quoc
William Kirby Cullen
Jerry Denton
Paul Mantee
Capt. Brown
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Rod Browning
Ed Brandt
Rod McCary
T.V. Host
Ric Carrott
Lt. Hadley
Laurence Haddon
Williams
Sab Shimono
Cao
Emily Banks
Betty Phillips
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