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A Compassionate Spy

The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.

Director

Steve James

Year

Genre

documentary, biography, history

Box Office

$34,502

Production

Participant,Kartemquin Films,Mitten Media

Awards

3 nominations

Homepage

https://www.magpictures.com/acompassionatespy/

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Joseph: Igor Kurchatov, - A Compassionate Spy

Joseph: Igor Kurchatov,

And he did agree
to continue. - A Compassionate Spy

And he did agree to continue.

[mysterious music playing] - A Compassionate Spy

[mysterious music playing]

Ted sort of described it
as almost a comedy. - A Compassionate Spy

Ted sort of described it as almost a comedy.

Ted had passed along
the first information - A Compassionate Spy

Ted had passed along the first information

It corroborated
the information given by Fuchs. - A Compassionate Spy

It corroborated the information given by Fuchs.

Joseph: Stalin would have
been very dubious - A Compassionate Spy

Joseph: Stalin would have been very dubious

We feel this probably
speeded up the Soviet - A Compassionate Spy

We feel this probably speeded up the Soviet

Ted: I was there. - A Compassionate Spy

Ted: I was there.

[chuckles] - A Compassionate Spy

So that's the subject
that we worked on - A Compassionate Spy

So that's the subject that we worked on

[dramatic music playing] - A Compassionate Spy

[dramatic music playing]

And certainly made
people think, - A Compassionate Spy

And certainly made people think,

Ted: The mood was generally
one of celebration. - A Compassionate Spy

Ted: The mood was generally one of celebration.

♪ ["As Time Goes By"
by Rudy Vallée Plays] ♪ - A Compassionate Spy

♪ ["As Time Goes By" by Rudy Vallée Plays] ♪

I didn't think
that this was quite the way - A Compassionate Spy

I didn't think that this was quite the way

[cheering in distance] - A Compassionate Spy

[cheering in distance]

Ted: I mean, it's as if I was
in a little isolation facility, - A Compassionate Spy

Ted: I mean, it's as if I was in a little isolation fac...

A large group of physicists
in the Manhattan Project - A Compassionate Spy

A large group of physicists in the Manhattan Project

So they proposed - A Compassionate Spy

So they proposed

Others said we should
just drop the project - A Compassionate Spy

Others said we should just drop the project

If the Russians were
about to invade Japan, - A Compassionate Spy

If the Russians were about to invade Japan,

Presenter:
Every type of transportation - A Compassionate Spy

Presenter: Every type of transportation

Would you give us
some of your reactions - A Compassionate Spy

Would you give us some of your reactions

Uh, my navigator had me - A Compassionate Spy

Uh, my navigator had me

When I touched down
on my site, - A Compassionate Spy

When I touched down on my site,

After we felt the explosion
hit the airplane, - A Compassionate Spy

After we felt the explosion hit the airplane,

The sight that greeted our eyes - A Compassionate Spy

The sight that greeted our eyes

The world will note
that the first atomic bomb - A Compassionate Spy

The world will note that the first atomic bomb

That was because
we wished in this first attack - A Compassionate Spy

That was because we wished in this first attack

Presenter:
Hiroshima, seen from the air, - A Compassionate Spy

Presenter: Hiroshima, seen from the air,

Daniel: The U.S. said,
we had to do the bombing - A Compassionate Spy

Daniel: The U.S. said, we had to do the bombing

Presenter:
At the end of two weeks, - A Compassionate Spy

Presenter: At the end of two weeks,

Ted: Two hundred thousand
people had been incinerated - A Compassionate Spy

Ted: Two hundred thousand people had been incinerated

I remember it was a jukebox
and, uh, - A Compassionate Spy

I remember it was a jukebox and, uh,

Look what we did,
we really smashed 'em." - A Compassionate Spy

Look what we did, we really smashed 'em."

We have spent
more than two billion dollars - A Compassionate Spy

We have spent more than two billion dollars

♪ ...It was given
By the mighty hand of God... ♪ - A Compassionate Spy

♪ ...It was given By the mighty hand of God... ♪

Might trigger
very catastrophic events. - A Compassionate Spy

Might trigger very catastrophic events.

The main enemy - A Compassionate Spy

[ominous music playing] - A Compassionate Spy

[ominous music playing]

Daniel: They figured
they really need - A Compassionate Spy

Daniel: They figured they really need

A very large portion of them - A Compassionate Spy

A very large portion of them

They had a view that the bomb
would be a monopoly - A Compassionate Spy

They had a view that the bomb would be a monopoly

Bankers and industrialists
want economic domination. - A Compassionate Spy

Bankers and industrialists want economic domination.

The Soviets withdrew
their troops in 24 hours. - A Compassionate Spy

The Soviets withdrew their troops in 24 hours.

[clock ticking] - A Compassionate Spy

[clock ticking]

Joan: [in English]
I remember the day - A Compassionate Spy

Joan: [in English] I remember the day

It was after that,
the whole propaganda apparatus - A Compassionate Spy

It was after that, the whole propaganda apparatus

Let's give Jerry a nightmare,
a real red nightmare. - A Compassionate Spy

Let's give Jerry a nightmare, a real red nightmare.

[dramatic music playing in film] - A Compassionate Spy

[dramatic music playing in film]

The party convinced me
that I should free myself - A Compassionate Spy

The party convinced me that I should free myself

♪ ...Here's a question
Mr. Stalin ♪ - A Compassionate Spy

♪ ...Here's a question Mr. Stalin ♪

The thing that makes it wrong
is the association with Stalin, - A Compassionate Spy

The thing that makes it wrong is the association with Stalin...

They did look the other way
as far as the crimes of Stalin. - A Compassionate Spy

They did look the other way as far as the crimes of Stalin.

Joan: The terrible facts,
many of which were true - A Compassionate Spy

Joan: The terrible facts, many of which were true

Most of the leadership
of the political apparatus - A Compassionate Spy

Most of the leadership of the political apparatus

It still is a great enigma
and a very difficult question, - A Compassionate Spy

It still is a great enigma and a very difficult question,

I felt a tremendous compassion
for the Russian people - A Compassionate Spy

I felt a tremendous compassion for the Russian people

Joan:
The fact is that he did say, - A Compassionate Spy

Joan: The fact is that he did say,

That is very possibly true,
but it's also the case - A Compassionate Spy

That is very possibly true, but it's also the case

We actually joined
the Communist Party - A Compassionate Spy

We actually joined the Communist Party

And against strikes - A Compassionate Spy

And against strikes

These were the people who were
wanting to make war on Russia - A Compassionate Spy

These were the people who were wanting to make war on Russia

Ted was trying
to prevent a holocaust, - A Compassionate Spy

Ted was trying to prevent a holocaust,

Interviewer: Do you have
any idea, Ted, what was at stake - A Compassionate Spy

Interviewer: Do you have any idea, Ted, what was at stake

Well, the obvious, um,
similar situation - A Compassionate Spy

Well, the obvious, um, similar situation

[dramatic music playing in film] - A Compassionate Spy

[dramatic music playing in film]

[crowd chanting] - A Compassionate Spy

[crowd chanting]

He just speculated that
there was something behind it. - A Compassionate Spy

He just speculated that there was something behind it.

Joseph:
Hoover was very invested - A Compassionate Spy

Joseph: Hoover was very invested

The Rosenbergs were,
uh, small fish - A Compassionate Spy

The Rosenbergs were, uh, small fish

[tense music playing] - A Compassionate Spy

[tense music playing]

And so,
that was when the hunt resumed. - A Compassionate Spy

And so, that was when the hunt resumed.

We would like to ask you
some questions - A Compassionate Spy

We would like to ask you some questions

Marcia:
The lead investigator on this - A Compassionate Spy

Marcia: The lead investigator on this

Ted: They dumped
a picture on the table - A Compassionate Spy

Ted: They dumped a picture on the table

They were very careful
to not let Ted - A Compassionate Spy

They were very careful to not let Ted

McQueen: We have evidence - A Compassionate Spy

McQueen: We have evidence

Joan: But he was very aware - A Compassionate Spy

Joan: But he was very aware

McQueen: Kornikov approached you - A Compassionate Spy

McQueen: Kornikov approached you

Joan: So that
he would feel all sweaty. - A Compassionate Spy

Joan: So that he would feel all sweaty.

Young Ted: It's not true.
I've never shared - A Compassionate Spy

Young Ted: It's not true. I've never shared

Joan: But he was
just sitting there calmly. - A Compassionate Spy

Joan: But he was just sitting there calmly.

Ted: At one point,
they both just left me - A Compassionate Spy

Ted: At one point, they both just left me

Savy, who, as a matter of fact, - A Compassionate Spy

Savy, who, as a matter of fact,

Ted and Savy had discussed
this prospect - A Compassionate Spy

Ted and Savy had discussed this prospect

And Sax, who had
an interesting background - A Compassionate Spy

And Sax, who had an interesting background

How could this really
eccentric guy be a spy? - A Compassionate Spy

How could this really eccentric guy be a spy?

And then I heard the most awful - A Compassionate Spy

And then I heard the most awful

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The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Steve James

Writer: N/A

Production: Participant,Kartemquin Films,Mitten Media

Genre: documentary, biography, history

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 77/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: $34,502

Released: 04 Aug 2023

Awards: 3 nominations

Homepage: https://www.magpictures.com/acompassionatespy/