Italy / Aug 31, 2022
He saw a world about to burn and would do anything to save it.
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Eastlund | Savy Sax |
| Mickey O'Sullivan | FBI Agent McQueen |
| Tom Goodwin | FBI Agent 3 |
| Zach Twardowski | Ed Hall |
| Olivia Piper | Young Ruthie |
| Enzo Inalsingh | Sax baby |
| Kate Marie Smith | Susan Sax |
| Leslie Groves | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| J. Robert Oppenheimer | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Joseph E. Davies | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Walter Huston | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Ann Harding | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Manart Kippen | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Harry S. Truman | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Henry L. Stimson | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Joseph Stalin | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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| Paul Tibbets | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Julius Rosenberg | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Ethel Rosenberg | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Compassionate Spy |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Participant, Kartemquin Films, Mitten Media |
| Official site | magpictures.com |
| Release date | 31 agosto 2022 |
| Executive producer | Jeff Skoll, Tim Horsburgh, Diane Weyermann |
| Writer | Steve James |
| Editing | Steve James |
| Cinematography | Tom Bergmann |
| Assistant directors | Steve James |
| Camera operators | Tom Bergmann |
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| Additional photography | Tom Bergmann |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Sep 03, 2022 / Telluride Film Festival
Physical media
United States / Oct 31, 2023 / DVD
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