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A Compassionate Spy

I made iton a papier-mâché core, and I felt that the crumblingkind of also showed his...

I made it
on a papier-mâché core, and I felt that the crumbling
kind of also showed his depression
and some lack of fulfillment in certain regards. We've had
to move around a lot. My grandfather bought
this property in the '30s. Savy used to love this river that runs through
this property here

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I made it on a papier-mâché core,
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and I felt that the crumbling kind of also showed
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his depression and some lack of fulfillment
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in certain regards.
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We've had to move around a lot.
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My grandfather bought this property in the '30s.
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Savy used to love this river
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that runs through this property here.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:01
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.
And his ashes were scattered in the river. - A Compassionate Spy 00:04
And his ashes were scattered in the river.
And I made this portrait of like, him in the water. - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
And I made this portrait of like, him in the water.
More than him being a spy, he was my father. - A Compassionate Spy 00:10
More than him being a spy, he was my father.
Ruth: I remember the Cuban Missile Crisis, - A Compassionate Spy 00:11
Ruth: I remember the Cuban Missile Crisis,
And I was there tugging at Ted's arm, saying, - A Compassionate Spy 00:10
And I was there tugging at Ted's arm, saying,
I remember him standing there just standing stock still, - A Compassionate Spy 00:12
I remember him standing there just standing stock still,
Sara: That's the thing, - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
Sara: That's the thing,
Growing up, I had known them - A Compassionate Spy 00:08
Growing up, I had known them
Um, desiring a better world... - A Compassionate Spy 00:04
Um, desiring a better world...
And believing that a revolution was necessary... - A Compassionate Spy 00:04
And believing that a revolution was necessary...
But not acting, - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
But not acting,
And so growing up as a teenager, - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
And so growing up as a teenager,
- Ruth: Right. - Sara: When I was about 20, - A Compassionate Spy 00:10
- Ruth: Right. - Sara: When I was about 20,
And, um, I listened to it - A Compassionate Spy 00:16
And, um, I listened to it
So, he said, "Yes." - A Compassionate Spy 00:09
So, he said, "Yes."
The motivation was to develop the bomb before the Germans. - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
The motivation was to develop the bomb before the Germans.
Yes, that's right, and he told me - A Compassionate Spy 00:08
Yes, that's right, and he told me
...and how he... People had been celebrating - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
...and how he... People had been celebrating
I just thought, "Shit, he's human." [chuckles] - A Compassionate Spy 00:14
I just thought, "Shit, he's human." [chuckles...
I didn't know that he'd mitigated it, - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
I didn't know that he'd mitigated it,