
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

Stevan Larner
Director of Photography
Norman G. Langley
Director of Photography

Mark Tinker
Producer

Scott Brazil
Associate Producer
Fran Bascom
Casting
Bucky Rous
Costumer
Pat Welch
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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