Truman
Directed by Frank Pierson
Produced by Spring Creek Pictures, HBO Films
A straightforward biographical drama tracing Truman's unlikely ascent to the presidency and his weighty moral decisions during wartime.
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war President.
Essence
Ensemble
Gary Sinise
Harry S Truman
Diana Scarwid
Bess Truman
Richard Dysart
Henry L. Stimson
Colm Feore
Charlie Ross
James Gammon
Sam Rayburn
Tony Goldwyn
Clark Clifford
Pat Hingle
Boss Tom Pendergast
Harris Yulin
Gen. George C. Marshall
Leo Burmester
Frank Vassar
Amelia Campbell
Margaret Truman
Virginia Capers
Elizabeth Moore
John Finn
Bob Hannagan
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