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.
Acting
Sinise disappears into Truman's folksy steel — Oscar-nominated for a reason.
Production
HBO's '90s prestige era: they built the freakin' Oval Office.
Director
Frank Pierson
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
Željko Ivanek
Eddie Jacobsen
David Lansbury
Lt. Jim Pendergast
Remak Ramsay
Dean Acheson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sinise spent hours studying newsreel footage to nail Truman's specific Midwestern cadence — the 'S' in Harry S Truman famously stands for nothing, which Sinise insisted on getting right.
Made in 1995, this arrived right when WWII nostalgia peaked — 'Saving Private Ryan' was three years away, and HBO was proving TV movies could outclass theatres.
US
