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| Director: | Frank Pierson | 
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| Writer: | David McCullough | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 09, 1995 | 
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| Director: | Frank Pierson | 
| Writer: | David McCullough | 
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie | 
| Keywords | usa president, world war ii, presidential election | 
| Production Companies | Spring Creek Pictures, HBO Films | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $8,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Gary Kosko | Art Direction | 
| Thomas Rickman | Teleplay | 
| Bruce Alan Greene | Steadicam Operator | 
| Mona Orr | Hair Designer | 
| Larry Fioritto | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Kristine McPherson | Assistant Editor | 
| Joyce Anne Gilstrap | Set Decoration | 
| Ann Clifford | Prosthetic Makeup Artist | 
| Mike Makishuck | Prosthetic Makeup Artist | 
| Jessica Drake | Dialect Coach | 
| Mike Le Mare | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Cindy Evans | Set Costumer | 
| David Olson | Music Editor | 
| Jill Gurr | Script Supervisor | 
| Deborah Ricketts | Archival Footage Research | 
| Gordon J. Smith | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 
| Tom Scurry | Sound Editor | 
| Marta Evry | Associate Editor | 
| Raymond Mackintosh | Prosthetic Supervisor | 
| Gionilda Stolee | Prosthetic Supervisor | 
| James Bolt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Greg Conway | Sound Editor | 
| Reinhard Stergar | Production Sound Mixer | 
| Benjamin Robin | Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist | 
| Ashlee Petersen | Key Makeup Artist | 
| Jeffrey Kaplan | Sound Editor | 
| Karola Storr | Sound Editor | 
| Evan Penny | Prosthetics Sculptor | 
| Ernest Farino | Title Designer | 
| David Mansfield | Music | 
| Mary Colquhoun | Casting | 
| Francine Byrne | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Solange S. Schwalbe | Sound Editor | 
| Deborah Slate | Costume Supervisor | 
| Joëlle Taar | Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Joel Fein | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Wayne Heitman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Ken Gladden | Sound Editor | 
| James Evanoff | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Heidi Seeholzer | Makeup Artist | 
| Stuart Artingstall | Wigmaker | 
| Michael Tinger | Post Production Supervisor | 
| Steven Shareshian | Production Supervisor | 
| Bernie White | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Russell Jones | Music Coordinator | 
| Allan K. Rosen | Music Editor | 
| Leigh Miller | Production Coordinator | 
| Stephen Marsh | Production Design | 
| Jill M. Ohanneson | Costume Designer | 
| Louise Mackintosh | Makeup Artist | 
| Chris Barnes | Scenic Artist | 
| Paul Elliott | Director of Photography | 
| William Schlueter | Sound Editor | 
| Steve Lillard | Special Effects Supervisor | 
| Russell Cate | Key Makeup Artist | 
| Steve Livingston | Sound Editor | 
| Dan Wallin | Sound Engineer | 
| Jason Ray | Production Assistant | 
| Frank Pierson | Director | 
| David McCullough | Author | 
| Andy Armstrong | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Doro Bachrach | Producer | 
| Anthea Sylbert | Executive Producer | 
| Paula Weinstein | Executive Producer | 
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