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Director:
Harry Moses
Writer:
Michael De Guzman (teleplay)
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Release Date:
28 January 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
James Thornwell was serving the Army and in Europe when some documents went missing. That was when he was interrogated and given drugs... more | add synopsis
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Real-life story of the US Army torture of their own troops more (1 total)

Cast

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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 Bell ... Harvey Kletz / Narrator
Debbi Morgan ... Katherine (as Deborah Morgan-Weldon)
Shirley Jo Finney ... Lt. Stone
Al Fann ... Raymond
Cosie Costa ... Armando
Frank Whiteman ... CIC agent
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Unrated
Company:
MTM Enterprises more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Real-life story of the US Army torture of their own troops, 6 April 2003
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Author: Gary W (PoetOfTheSpheres) from California

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

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