Thornwell

Fernsehfilm
1981
Unrated
1 Std. 37 Min.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuTrue story about James Thornwell, who was serving the Army in Europe when some military documents went missing. He was wrongfully accused of the theft, brutally interrogated and given drugs ... Alles lesenTrue story about James Thornwell, who was serving the Army in Europe when some military documents went missing. He was wrongfully accused of the theft, brutally interrogated and given drugs to force a confession out of him. That didn't happen and the whole thing was covered up. 1... Alles lesenTrue story about James Thornwell, who was serving the Army in Europe when some military documents went missing. He was wrongfully accused of the theft, brutally interrogated and given drugs to force a confession out of him. That didn't happen and the whole thing was covered up. 16 years later Thornwell through the Freedom of Information Act obtain documentation of wha... Alles lesen

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Glynn Turman

James Thornwell

Vincent Gardenia

Traeger

Craig Wasson

Busher

Howard E. Rollins Jr.

Carson

Michael Alldredge

Beecham

Todd Susman

Ketchum

Nicholas Kepros

The Man

Julius Harris

Frisco

Paul Lieber

Lt. Roberts

Edward Michael Bell

Harvey Kletz
(as Edward Bell)
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Debbi Morgan

Katherine
(as Deborah Morgan-Weldon)

Shirley Jo Finney

Lt. Stone

Al Fann

Raymond

Cosie Costa

Armando

William Bassett

CIC Agent
(as William H. Bassett)

Frank Whiteman

CIC Agent

Gary Pagett

CIC Agent

Steven M. Gagnon

CIC Agent
(as Steven Gagnon)

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Real-life story of the US Army torture of their own troops

The Freedom of Information Act of the 70's and lawsuits have begun to reveal the shocking use of illegal drugs (LSD) combined with psychological and physical torture conducted by the United States Army against its very own troops on active duty overseas. This was part of Operation Third Chance.

The movie features one of those victims, James Thornwell, US Army. This included the Army's administering LSD to Thornwell without his approval (nor even his knowledge at the time), as part of their macabre and abusive experimentations.

The riveting movie features Thornwell's torture and subsequent 16 year journey unraveling the nearly unbelievable torture by the people he served - our government's military.

There are no multi-million dollar special effects here, just an unforgettable, true story. We may never know the extent of how many other Army staff (there were at least nine verified so far) subjected to this shameful chapter in US Military history, but this movie is a beginning. Hopefully it will be brought to videotape, for wider distribution.

Gary Weibert