Thornwell
Thornwell
Release: 1981-01-28
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 6.0
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
MTM Entertainment
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
William Bassett
as C.I.C. Agent
Steven M. Gagnon
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
