Thornwell
6
97 minutes
1/28/1981
Overview
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 List
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
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
Cosie Costa
as Armando
William Bassett
as C.I.C. Agent
Frank Whiteman
as C.I.C. Agent
Gary Pagett
as C.I.C. Agent
Steven M. Gagnon
as C.I.C. Agent
Roger Aaron Brown
as Court Officer
John Terry Bell
as Major
Gerry Black
as School Principal
Bob Hastings
as Sanborn
Gregory Itzin
as Polygraph Tester
Tom Kindle
as Lt. Graham
Earl Montgomery
as Peckham
Maidie Norman
as Ruth Thornwell
Timothy Stack
as Means
Le Tari
as Williams
Eleanor McCoy
as Sister
Jerii Woods
as Sister
Andre Previn Henry
as Brother
Larry Dilg
as Potts
Nathalie Nort
as French Woman
Stacy MacGregor
as Sergeant
Christopher Bell-James
as Thornwell's Son
Brent Davis
as Polygraph Tester
Ken Letner
as Hypnotist
David Brandon
as Doctor
Serge Feuillard
as French Policeman
François Jaubert
as French Policeman