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A Compassionate Spy

6.220221h 42mMovieDocumentary

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…

DirectorSteve James
WriterSteve James
ProducersJeff Skoll·Tim Horsburgh

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Cast · Directed by Steve James

THTheodore Hall
Theodore Hall
Self (archive footage)
JH
Joan Hall
Self
JA
Joseph Albright
Self
MK
Marcia Kunstel
Self
DA
Daniel Axelrod
Self
JW
J. Michael Wright
Ted Hall
LZ
Lucy Zukaitis
Joan Hall
NE
Nicolas Eastlund
Savy Sax
MOMickey O'Sullivan
Mickey O'Sullivan
FBI Agent McQueen
TG
Tom Goodwin
FBI Agent 3
ZT
Zach Twardowski
Ed Hall
OP
Olivia Piper
Young Ruthie

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A Compassionate Spy is streaming on Hulu, Kanopy and Hoopla in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

Is A Compassionate Spy on Netflix?

No, A Compassionate Spy is not on Netflix in United States as of November 2026. It's currently on Hulu and Kanopy.

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A Compassionate Spy is available to stream free (with ads) on Kanopy and Hoopla in United States.