CinemaOSMovie · 2022 · 1h 42m

A Compassionate Spy

He saw a world about to burn and would do anything to save it.

62%(6)IMDbDocumentary

Physicist Ted Hall is recruited to join the Manhattan Project as a teenager and goes to Los Alamos with no idea what he'll be working on. When he learns the true nature of the weapon being designed, he fears the post-war risk of a nuclear holocaust and begins to pass significant information to the Soviet Union.

Directed bySteve James

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 42m
Language: EN
Released: August 31, 2022

Studios

Participant

Kartemquin Films

Mitten Media

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A Compassionate Spy - Official Trailer | Directed by Steve James | Opening August 4

A Compassionate Spy - Official Trailer | Directed by Steve James | Opening August 4

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Theodore Hall

Theodore Hall

Self (archive footage)

Joan Hall

Self

Joseph Albright

Self

Marcia Kunstel

Self

Daniel Axelrod

Self

J. Michael Wright

Ted Hall

Lucy Zukaitis

Joan Hall

Nicolas Eastlund

Savy Sax

Mickey O'Sullivan

Mickey O'Sullivan

FBI Agent McQueen

Tom Goodwin

FBI Agent 3

Creative team

Directed by: Steve James
Written by: Steve James

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