Thornwell

Thornwell

1981-01-28 97 min ★ 7.3
DramaHistoryTV 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.

Cast

Shirley Jo Finney
Shirley Jo Finney
Lt. Stone
Roger Aaron Brown
Roger Aaron Brown
Court Officer
Le Tari
Le Tari
Williams
Gerry Black
Gerry Black
School Principal
Gregory Itzin
Gregory Itzin
Polygraph Tester
Todd Susman
Todd Susman
Ketchum
Julius Harris
Julius Harris
Frisco
Maidie Norman
Maidie Norman
Ruth Thornwell
Serge Feuillard
Serge Feuillard
French Policeman
Craig Wasson
Craig Wasson
Capt. Busher
William Bassett
William Bassett
C.I.C. Agent
Paul Lieber
Paul Lieber
Lt. Col. Roberts
Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman
James Thornwell
Michael Alldredge
Michael Alldredge
Beecham
Debbi Morgan
Debbi Morgan
Katherine
Earl Montgomery
Earl Montgomery
Peckham
Howard Rollins
Howard Rollins
Carson
Bob Hastings
Bob Hastings
Sanborn
Timothy Stack
Timothy Stack
Means
François Jaubert
François Jaubert
French Policeman
Vincent Gardenia
Vincent Gardenia
Traeger
Edward Bell
Edward Bell
Harvey Kletz / Narrator
Al Fann
Al Fann
Raymond
Nathalie Nort
Nathalie Nort
French Woman