Thornwell
Drama
History
TV Movie
The story of James Thornwell, whose accusation that the U.S. Army used mind control drugs on him to force him to confess to stealing secret documents while stationed in Orleans, France, in 1961, led Congress to award him $625,000 in damages nearly 20 years later.
1981-01-28
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Cast
Glynn Turman as James Thornwell
Vincent Gardenia as Traeger
Craig Wasson as Capt. Busher
Howard Rollins as Carson
Michael Alldredge as Beecham
Todd Susman as Ketchum
Julius Harris as Frisco
Paul Lieber as Lt. Col. Roberts
Edward Bell as Harvey Kletz / Narrator
Debbi Morgan as Katherine
Shirley Jo Finney as Lt. Stone
Al Fann as Raymond
William Bassett as C.I.C. Agent
Roger Aaron Brown as Court Officer
Gerry Black as School Principal
Bob Hastings as Sanborn
Gregory Itzin as Polygraph Tester
Earl Montgomery as Peckham
Maidie Norman as Ruth Thornwell
Timothy Stack as Means
Le Tari as Williams
Nathalie Nort as French Woman
Serge Feuillard as French Policeman
François Jaubert as French Policeman