Thornwell
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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 twenty years later. Harry Moses, who produced a "60
Cast & Crew
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Harry Moses
Director
Glynn Turman
James Thornwell
Vincent Gardenia
Traeger
Craig Wasson
Capt Busher
Howard E Rollins
Carson
Michael Alldredge
Beecham
Film Details
Release Date
1981
Production Company
CBS Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
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 twenty years later. Harry Moses, who produced a "60 Minutes" segment on Thornwell in 1979, produced and directed this dramatized version of the former soldier's ordeal. The real Thornwell, who was permanently scarred by the events, never was able to hold a job as a civilian and died in June, 1984.
Director
Harry Moses
Director
Cast
Glynn Turman
James Thornwell
Vincent Gardenia
Traeger
Craig Wasson
Capt Busher
Howard E Rollins
Carson
Michael Alldredge
Beecham
Todd Susman
Ketchum
Nicholas Kepros
The Man
Julius Harris
Frisco
Paul Lieber
Lieutenant Colonel Roberts
Edward Bell
Harvey Kletz
Debbi Morgan
Katherine
Shirley Jo Finney
Lieutenant Stone
Al Fann
Raymond
Cosie Costa
Armando
Frank Whiteman
Cic Agent
Gary Pagett
Cic Agent
Steven M Gagnon
Cic Agent
Roger Aaron Brown
Court Officer
John Terry Bell
Major
Gerry Black
School Principal
Bob Hastings
Sanborn
Gregory Itzin
Polygraph Tester
Tom Kindle
Lieutenant Graham
Earl Montgomery
Peckham
Maidie Norman
Ruth Thornwell
Timothy Stack
Means
Le Tari
Williams
Eleanor Mccoy
Sister
Jerii Woods
Sister
Andre Previn Henry
Brother
Larry Dilg
Potts
Nathalie Nort
French Woman
Stacy Macgregor
Sergeant
Christopher Bell-james
Thornwell'S Son
Brent Davis
Polygraph Tester
Ken Letner
Hypnotist
David Brandon
Doctor
Serge Feuillard
French Policeman
Francois Jaubert
French Policeman
Edward Bell
Narrator
David Brandon
Crew
Scott Brazil
Associate Producer
Michael Deguzman
Screenwriter
Andy Gilmore
Sound Mixer
James Hulsey
Art Director
Fred Karlin
Music
Norman Langley
Photography
Stevan Larner
Director Of Photography
Harry Moses
Executive Producer
Christopher Nelson
Editor
Abby Singer
Production Executive
Mark Tinker
Producer
Film Details
Release Date
1981
Production Company
CBS Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Aired in United States January 28, 1981
