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
Glynn Turman
James Thornwell
Vincent Gardenia
Traeger
Craig Wasson
Capt. Busher
Howard Rollins
Carson
Michael Alldredge
Beecham
Todd Susman
Ketchum
Nicholas Kepros
The Man
Julius Harris
Frisco
Paul Lieber
Lt. Col. Roberts
Edward Bell
Harvey Kletz / Narrator
Debbi Morgan
Katherine
Shirley Jo Finney
Lt. Stone
Al Fann
Raymond
Cosie Costa
Armando
William Bassett
C.I.C. Agent
Frank Whiteman
C.I.C. Agent
Gary Pagett
C.I.C. Agent
Steven M. Gagnon
C.I.C. Agent
Roger Aaron Brown
Court Officer
John Terry Bell
Major
Gerry Black
School Principal
Bob Hastings
Sanborn
Gregory Itzin
Polygraph Tester
Tom Kindle
Lt. 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
François Jaubert
French Policeman
Crew
Harry Moses
Director, Executive Producer
Michael De Guzman
Writer
Christopher Nelson
Editor
Norman G. Langley
Director of Photography
Stevan Larner
Director of Photography
Mark Tinker
Producer
Scott Brazil
Associate Producer
Fran Bascom
Casting
Pat Welch
Costumer
Bucky Rous
Costumer
Fred Karlin
Original Music Composer
Curt Sobel
Music Editor
John H. Anderson
Set Decoration
Frederick J. Lyle
Location Manager
James Hulsey
Art Direction
James Thornwell
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