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

I remember the day when the announcement came that the Sovietshad exploded a bomb....

Joan: [in English]
I remember the day when the announcement came that the Soviets
had exploded a bomb. [dramatic music
playing over radio] News anchor: President Truman's
dramatic announcement that Russia has created
an atomic explosion sends reporters racing
for Flushing Meadow, where Russia's
Vyshinsky arrives to address the United Nations. Joan:
We said nothing, of course. News anchor: ...about Russia's
atomic progress in his address. He accuses the West
of planning atomic war... Joan: But immediately
after lunch went for a walk. And I felt so proud of him, as if he had done it
all by himself. [chuckles]

Full Transcript

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Joan: [in English] I remember the day
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when the announcement came
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that the Soviets had exploded a bomb.
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[dramatic music playing over radio]
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News anchor: President Truman's dramatic announcement
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that Russia has created an atomic explosion
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sends reporters racing for Flushing Meadow,
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where Russia's Vyshinsky arrives
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to address the United Nations.
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Joan: We said nothing, of course.
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News anchor: ...about Russia's atomic progress in his address.
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He accuses the West of planning atomic war...
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Joan: But immediately after lunch went for a walk.
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And I felt so proud of him,
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as if he had done it all by himself. [chuckles]
Duration
40 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:37
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.
It was after that, the whole propaganda apparatus - A Compassionate Spy 00:26
It was after that, the whole propaganda apparatus
Let's give Jerry a nightmare, a real red nightmare. - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
Let's give Jerry a nightmare, a real red nightmare.
[dramatic music playing in film] - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
[dramatic music playing in film]
The party convinced me that I should free myself - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
The party convinced me that I should free myself
♪ ...Here's a question Mr. Stalin ♪ - A Compassionate Spy 00:31
♪ ...Here's a question Mr. Stalin ♪
The thing that makes it wrong is the association with Stalin, - A Compassionate Spy 00:10
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 00:06
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 00:22
Joan: The terrible facts, many of which were true
Most of the leadership of the political apparatus - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
Most of the leadership of the political apparatus
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It still is a great enigma and a very difficult question,
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I felt a tremendous compassion for the Russian people
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Joan: The fact is that he did say,
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That is very possibly true, but it's also the case
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We actually joined the Communist Party
And against strikes - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
And against strikes
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These were the people who were wanting to make war on Russia
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Ted was trying to prevent a holocaust,
Interviewer: Do you have any idea, Ted, what was at stake - A Compassionate Spy 00:08
Interviewer: Do you have any idea, Ted, what was at stake
Well, the obvious, um, similar situation - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
Well, the obvious, um, similar situation
[dramatic music playing in film] - A Compassionate Spy 00:33
[dramatic music playing in film]