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.
Acting
Hal Holbrook's thousand-yard stare could end wars.
Production
Filmed in actual decommissioned military facilities.
Writing
Denton's real statements used verbatim.
Director
Paul Krasny
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
Rod McCary
T.V. Host
Ric Carrott
Lt. Hadley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Denton later became a U.S. Senator from Alabama, one of the few POWs to reach high office.
This TV movie aired while American POWs were still fresh trauma; networks fought over whether to show torture at all.
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