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Thornwell

7.319811h 37mMovieDramaHistoryTV Movie

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.

DirectorHarry Moses

WriterMichael De Guzman

ProducersMark Tinker·Harry Moses

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Cast · Directed by Harry Moses

Harvey Kletz / Narrator

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Thornwell hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 18, 1981. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.

Is Thornwell based on a true story?

Yes — Thornwell is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).