"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."
Gary Sinise
as Harry S Truman
Diana Scarwid
as Bess Truman
Richard Dysart
as Henry L. Stimson
Colm Feore
as Charlie Ross
James Gammon
as Sam Rayburn
Tony Goldwyn
as Clark Clifford
Pat Hingle
as Boss Tom Pendergast
Harris Yulin
as Gen. George C. Marshall
Leo Burmester
as Frank Vassar
Amelia Campbell
as Margaret Truman
Virginia Capers
as Elizabeth Moore
John Finn
as Bob Hannagan
Zeljko Ivanek
as Eddie Jacobsen
David Lansbury
as Lt. Jim Pendergast
Remak Ramsay
as Dean Acheson
Marian Seldes
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Lois Smith
as Madge Wallace Gates
Daniel von Bargen
as General MacArthur
Winston Churchill
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lee Richardson
as Franklin D. Roosevelt (uncredited)
Harry Gibbs
as Vice-President Garner
Jessica Drake
as Woman Reporter
Addison Myers
as Operator
Michael Murphy
as Dinner Speaker (uncredited)
Jason Ray
as Soldier (Uncredited)
Nora Denney
as Mama Truman
Frank Pierson
Director
David McCullough
Author
Thomas Rickman
Teleplay
Production Assistant
Bruce Alan Greene
Steadicam Operator
Doro Bachrach
Producer
Paula Weinstein
Executive Producer
Anthea Sylbert
Paul Elliott
Director of Photography
David Mansfield
Music
Gary Kosko
Art Direction
Stephen Marsh
Production Design
Mary Colquhoun
Casting
Joyce Anne Gilstrap
Set Decoration
Jill M. Ohanneson
Costume Designer
Russell Cate
Key Makeup Artist
James Evanoff
Key Hair Stylist
Benjamin Robin
Mona Orr
Hair Designer
Ashlee Petersen
Heidi Seeholzer
Makeup Artist
Raymond Mackintosh
Prosthetic Supervisor
Louise Mackintosh
Ann Clifford
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Stuart Artingstall
Wigmaker
Gordon J. Smith
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Gionilda Stolee
Evan Penny
Prosthetics Sculptor
Mike Makishuck
Michael Tinger
Post Production Supervisor
Steven Shareshian
Production Supervisor
Chris Barnes
Scenic Artist
Francine Byrne
Art Department Coordinator
Joel Fein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Bolt
Wayne Heitman
William Schlueter
Sound Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
Ken Gladden
Greg Conway
Steve Livingston
Jeffrey Kaplan
Mike Le Mare
Supervising Sound Editor
Karola Storr
Tom Scurry
Reinhard Stergar
Production Sound Mixer
Dan Wallin
Sound Engineer
Joëlle Taar
Assistant Sound Editor
Larry Fioritto
Special Effects Coordinator
Steve Lillard
Special Effects Supervisor
Andy Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Cindy Evans
Set Costumer
Deborah Slate
Costume Supervisor
Bernie White
Assistant Costume Designer
Marta Evry
Associate Editor
Kristine McPherson
Assistant Editor
Russell Jones
Music Coordinator
Allan K. Rosen
Music Editor
David Olson
Jill Gurr
Script Supervisor
Dialect Coach
Ernest Farino
Title Designer
Leigh Miller
Production Coordinator
Deborah Ricketts
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