Thornwell

Thornwell (1981)

January 28th, 19811h 37min

Drama, History, TV Movie
60%

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.


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