Truman (1995)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $8,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.988 |
Directed By
Frank Pierson
Crew
David McCullough
Frank Pierson
Thomas Rickman
Jason Ray
Bruce Alan Greene
Stephen Marsh
Michael Tinger
Jessica Drake
Gary Kosko
Gionilda Stolee
Evan Penny
William Schlueter
Tom Scurry
Cindy Evans
Steve Livingston
Paul Elliott
Benjamin Robin
Wayne Heitman
Greg Conway
Andy Armstrong
Deborah Slate
Allan K. Rosen
David Mansfield
Jill M. Ohanneson
Russell Cate
Jeffrey Kaplan
Larry Fioritto
Steve Lillard
James Evanoff
Doro Bachrach
Steven Shareshian
Ashlee Petersen
Raymond Mackintosh
Leigh Miller
Deborah Ricketts
Benjamin Robin
James Bolt
Mary Colquhoun
Paula Weinstein
Stuart Artingstall
Francine Byrne
Mike Le Mare
Anthea Sylbert
Joyce Anne Gilstrap
Heidi Seeholzer
Reinhard Stergar
Joëlle Taar
Marta Evry
Solange S. Schwalbe
Kristine McPherson
Ann Clifford
Ken Gladden
Bernie White
Louise Mackintosh
Gordon J. Smith
Chris Barnes
Ernest Farino
Mona Orr
Mike Makishuck
Karola Storr
Jill Gurr
Joel Fein
Dan Wallin
Russell Jones
David Olson
TOP CAST
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
Zeljko Ivanek
Eddie Jacobsen
David Lansbury
Lt. Jim Pendergast
Remak Ramsay
Dean Acheson
Marian Seldes
Eleanor Roosevelt
Lois Smith
Madge Wallace Gates
Daniel von Bargen
General MacArthur
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lee Richardson
Franklin D. Roosevelt (uncredited)
Harry Gibbs
Vice-President Garner
Jessica Drake
Woman Reporter
Addison Myers
Operator
Michael Murphy
Dinner Speaker (uncredited)
Jason Ray
Soldier (Uncredited)
Nora Denney
Mama Truman
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