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Thornwell

Thornwell1981

★7.397 minDramaHistoryTV 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.

Director

Writer

Michael De Guzman

Score

Stars

Glynn Turman Vincent Gardenia Craig Wasson

Cast40

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
N
Nicholas Kepros
as The Man
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
C
Cosie Costa
as Armando
William Bassett
as C.I.C. Agent
F
Frank Whiteman
as C.I.C. Agent
G
Gary Pagett
as C.I.C. Agent
S
Steven M. Gagnon
as C.I.C. Agent
Roger Aaron Brown
as Court Officer
J
John Terry Bell
as Major
Gerry Black
as School Principal
Bob Hastings
as Sanborn
Gregory Itzin
as Polygraph Tester
T
Tom Kindle
as Lt. Graham
Earl Montgomery
as Peckham
Maidie Norman
as Ruth Thornwell
Timothy Stack
as Means
Le Tari
as Williams
E
Eleanor McCoy
as Sister
J
Jerii Woods
as Sister
A
Andre Previn Henry
as Brother
L
Larry Dilg
as Potts
Nathalie Nort
as French Woman
S
Stacy MacGregor
as Sergeant
C
Christopher Bell-James
as Thornwell's Son
B
Brent Davis
as Polygraph Tester
K
Ken Letner
as Hypnotist
D
David Brandon
as Doctor
Serge Feuillard
as French Policeman
François Jaubert
as French Policeman

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