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A Compassionate Spy

Ted and his roommateSaville Sax were quite leftin their politics and admiring Savy struck...

Joseph: Ted and his roommate
Saville Sax were quite left
in their politics and admiring
of the Soviet Union. Joan: Savy struck people
as being odd. [book slams] Joan: [chuckles]
He was funny. [chair scraping loudly
on floor] Joan:
He had a lovely sense of humor, a completely off-the-wall
sense of humor

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Joseph: Ted and his roommate Saville Sax
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were quite left in their politics
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and admiring of the Soviet Union.
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Joan: Savy struck people as being odd.
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[book slams]
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Joan: [chuckles] He was funny.
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[chair scraping loudly on floor]
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Joan: He had a lovely sense of humor,
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a completely off-the-wall sense of humor.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:00
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.
[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
The American ambassador to the Soviet Union - A Compassionate Spy 00:09
The American ambassador to the Soviet Union
[patriotic music playing] - A Compassionate Spy 00:04
[patriotic music playing]