A Compassionate Spy

United Kingdom, USA2022documentary101'Docs+Science (2023)

Ted Hall did not partake in the joy of other scientists participating in the Manhattan Project. He was not delighted to see the artificial Sun burning over the New Mexican desert. He was concerned about the American monopoly on such a powerful weapon as a nuclear bomb. He thought the world would be safer if he shared what he knew with Russians.

directed by
Steve James, portret reżysera
Steve James

Steve James is an award-winning filmmaker whose career has spanned more than three decades. His most recent docuseries, “City So Real,” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. 2018’s “America to Me,” won the Cinema Eye Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement. James’ other films include "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail", which was nominated for an Oscar. James’ 1994 documentary feature Hoop Dreams won a Peabody Award, DGA Award, Independent Spirit Award and an International Documentary Award and was nominated for an Oscar.

cinematography
Tom Bergmann
music
Dawn Sutter Madell
editing
Steve James
production
Mark Mitten (Mitten Media), Dave Lindorff, Steve James (Participant)
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