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.
Language
English
Release Date
September 9, 1995
Budget
$8,000,000
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
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
Himself (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
Show Full Crew
Writing
Directing
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Ashlee Petersen
Key Makeup Artist
Cindy Evans
Set Costumer
Gordon J. Smith
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Benjamin Robin
Key Hair Stylist
Benjamin Robin
Key Makeup Artist
Raymond Mackintosh
Prosthetic Supervisor
Deborah Slate
Costume Supervisor
Louise Mackintosh
Makeup Artist
Bernie White
Assistant Costume Designer
Mona Orr
Hair Designer
Stuart Artingstall
Wigmaker
Heidi Seeholzer
Makeup Artist
Mike Makishuck
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Russell Cate
Key Makeup Artist
Jill M. Ohanneson
Costume Designer
Evan Penny
Prosthetics Sculptor
James Evanoff
Key Hair Stylist
Gionilda Stolee
Prosthetic Supervisor
Ann Clifford
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Art
Gary Kosko
Art Direction
Stephen Marsh
Production Design
Ernest Farino
Title Designer
Joyce Anne Gilstrap
Set Decoration
Francine Byrne
Art Department Coordinator
Crew
Andy Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Michael Tinger
Post Production Supervisor
Larry Fioritto
Special Effects Coordinator
Chris Barnes
Scenic Artist
Sound
Dan Wallin
Sound Engineer
Mike Le Mare
Supervising Sound Editor
David Mansfield
Music
James Bolt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Olson
Music Editor
Wayne Heitman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeffrey Kaplan
Sound Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
Sound Editor
William Schlueter
Sound Editor
Joëlle Taar
Assistant Sound Editor
Joel Fein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Reinhard Stergar
Production Sound Mixer
Ken Gladden
Sound Editor
Greg Conway
Sound Editor
Steve Livingston
Sound Editor
Tom Scurry
Sound Editor
Russell Jones
Music Coordinator
Karola Storr
Sound Editor
Allan K. Rosen
Music Editor
Production
Paula Weinstein
Executive Producer
Mary Colquhoun
Casting
Doro Bachrach
Producer
Steven Shareshian
Production Supervisor
Anthea Sylbert
Executive Producer
Leigh Miller
Production Coordinator
Jason Ray
Production Assistant
Editing
Deborah Ricketts
Archival Footage Research
Kristine McPherson
Assistant Editor
Marta Evry
Associate Editor
Visual Effects