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A COMPASSIONATE SPY

This real-life spy story about controversial Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall, who infamously provided nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, told through the perspective of his wife Joan, who protected his secret for decades.

A Compassionate Spy reveals the twists and turns of this real-life spy story, and the couple’s remarkable love and life together during more than 50 years of marriage.

2022 | USA | 102 min | Documentary | Participant, Mitten Media, Kartemquin Films | Director: Steve James

WORLD PREMIERE at Telluride Film Festival 2022
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA - Venice Film Festival 2022

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CREDITS

director – Steve James
director of photography– Tom Bergmann
editing – Steve James
main cast – Ted Hall, Joan Hall, Ruth London, Sarah Hall, Sarah Sax, Boria Sax, Joseph Albright, Marcia Kunstel, Daniel Axelrod 
production designer – Laura Gordon
producers – Participant, Mitten Media (Mark Mitten), Kartemquin Films, Dave Lindorff, Steve James 
costume designer – Kate Grube, Hailey Sharpe