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A Compassionate Spy

A recruiterfrom Washington came up to try and find outthe most brilliant of the people...

Joan: [both laugh] Joseph: A recruiter
from Washington came up to try and find out
the most brilliant of the people still at Harvard in the...
in the undergraduate program, in the field of physics
and mathematics

Full Transcript

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Joan:
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[both laugh]
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Joseph: A recruiter from Washington came up
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to try and find out the most brilliant of the people
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still at Harvard in the... in the undergraduate program,
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in the field of physics and mathematics.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:25
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.
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,
Joan: Savy came from a politically active - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
Joan: Savy came from a politically active
Yeah, the Russians are our allies now, - A Compassionate Spy 00:04
Yeah, the Russians are our allies now,
Joan: Savy was always having ideas. - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
Joan: Savy was always having ideas.
♪ Shouting Praise the Lord We're on a mighty mission ♪ - A Compassionate Spy 00:32
♪ Shouting Praise the Lord We're on a mighty mission ♪...
I saw the world, uh, I guess you might say, - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
I saw the world, uh, I guess you might say,
I was very optimistic about the post-war world. - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
I was very optimistic about the post-war world.
Well, that's, uh, the first time I've seen it, - A Compassionate Spy 00:10
Well, that's, uh, the first time I've seen it,
Joan: General Groves couldn't stand the sight - A Compassionate Spy 00:22
Joan: General Groves couldn't stand the sight
♪ This is the Army, Mr. Jones ♪ - A Compassionate Spy 00:32
♪ This is the Army, Mr. Jones ♪
The bloody hat, he hated the hat. - A Compassionate Spy 00:37
The bloody hat, he hated the hat.
I mean, people right through were aware - A Compassionate Spy 00:08
I mean, people right through were aware
And this was appreciated, but there was, uh, - A Compassionate Spy 00:09
And this was appreciated, but there was, uh,
Interviewer: Well, the Soviets were our allies. - A Compassionate Spy 00:15
Interviewer: Well, the Soviets were our allies.
Well, during the war, the attitude of the public - A Compassionate Spy 00:11
Well, during the war, the attitude of the public
Life magazine had a whole spread - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
Life magazine had a whole spread