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A COMPASSIONATE SPY
THEATER 1
Thu, Aug 17, 2023 8:15 PM
Academy Award–nominated Chicago filmmaker Steve James returns to the Film Center with this absorbing portrait of physicist Ted Hall, a University of Chicago student who was recruited by the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. While working on the creation of the atomic bomb, Hall also became an asset to the enemy, passing details of his work to the Soviet Union. Through reenactments and intimate conversations with Hall’s family, including his beloved wife, Joan, James crafts a portrait of a complicated man that considers both his contributions as a father and a husband, and his role as a Soviet spy. Film Center exclusive.
Academy Award–nominated Chicago filmmaker Steve James returns to the Film Center with this absorbing portrait of physicist Ted Hall, a University of Chicago student who was recruited by the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. While working on the creation of the atomic bomb, Hall also became an asset to the enemy, passing details of his work to the Soviet Union. Through reenactments and intimate conversations with Hall’s family, including his beloved wife, Joan, James crafts a portrait of a complicated man that considers both his contributions as a father and a husband, and his role as a Soviet spy. Film Center exclusive.
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