Thornwell (1981)
• January 28th, 1981 • 1h 37min
Drama, History, TV Movie
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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