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Ruth: I remember the Cuban Missile Crisis
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A Compassionate Spy

I rememberthe Cuban Missile Crisis, and there wasa demonstration going past of loads of...

Ruth: I remember
the Cuban Missile Crisis, and there was
a demonstration going past of loads of people,
like, "Don't bomb."

Full Transcript

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Ruth: I remember the Cuban Missile Crisis,
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and there was a demonstration going past
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of loads of people, like, "Don't bomb."
Duration
11 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:25:01
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 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,
And then when they told me, - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
And then when they told me,
[clicks tongue] - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
[clicks tongue]
It made sense of their life, of our life, of... - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
It made sense of their life, of our life, of...
Joan: There are elements of the best parts of Ted - A Compassionate Spy 00:09
Joan: There are elements of the best parts of Ted