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A Compassionate Spy

He said, "Well, you know, about the workI was doing at Los Alamos?" "Yeah." He said, "It...

He said, "Well, you know, about the work
I was doing at Los Alamos?" "Yeah." He said, "It was very secret, we weren't allowed
to tell anybody about it." And that it was very dangerous that the Americans
had a monopoly of this weapon

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He said, "Well, you know,
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about the work I was doing at Los Alamos?"
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"Yeah."
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He said, "It was very secret,
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we weren't allowed to tell anybody about it."
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And that it was very dangerous
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that the Americans had a monopoly of this weapon.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:31
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Participant,Kartemquin Films,Mitten Media

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Movie Summary

The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.
Then I said, "Oh, so... So you're gonna give information - A Compassionate Spy 00:09
Then I said, "Oh, so... So you're gonna give infor...
And, uh, I thought about that - A Compassionate Spy 00:21
And, uh, I thought about that
And he said, "I wanted to tell you about it now - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
And he said, "I wanted to tell you about it now
Well, I didn't want to drop out. - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
Well, I didn't want to drop out.
He could have told me he murdered somebody - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
He could have told me he murdered somebody
And, um, he said, - A Compassionate Spy 00:20
And, um, he said,
I... You know, I gave up the idea - A Compassionate Spy 00:09
I... You know, I gave up the idea
I knew I'd never meet anyone like that again. - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
I knew I'd never meet anyone like that again.
Presenter: In the calm of Harvard University, - A Compassionate Spy 00:21
Presenter: In the calm of Harvard University,
- So, I'm... - Ruth: So aware of the world. - A Compassionate Spy 00:04
- So, I'm... - Ruth: So aware of the world.
This is April '43, so he was 17 - A Compassionate Spy 00:08
This is April '43, so he was 17
- Ruth: Yeah. "Hah-vud." - Joan: "Hah-vud." - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
- Ruth: Yeah. "Hah-vud." - Joan: "Hah-vud.&qu...
- It's "Hah-vud." - [all chuckle] - A Compassionate Spy 00:23
- It's "Hah-vud." - [all chuckle]
In this sense, the process of education - A Compassionate Spy 00:19
In this sense, the process of education
Joan: - A Compassionate Spy 00:19
Joan:
At this point, Ted was a senior at Harvard at the age of 18. - A Compassionate Spy 00:13
At this point, Ted was a senior at Harvard at the age of 18.
Joseph: Ted and his roommate Saville Sax - A Compassionate Spy 00:21
Joseph: Ted and his roommate Saville Sax
[chair thuds on floor] - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
[chair thuds on floor]
I think it must have been intense for Ted - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
I think it must have been intense for Ted
[whispers] So if this is some super weapon, - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
[whispers] So if this is some super weapon,