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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 20 years later.
40 Cast Members
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
