Directed by:
Frank R. PiersonScreenplay:
Thomas RickmanCinematography:
Paul ElliottComposer:
David MansfieldCast:
Gary Sinise, Diana Scarwid, Richard Dysart, Colm Feore, James Gammon, Tony Goldwyn, Pat Hingle, Harris Yulin, Leo Burmester, Željko Ivanek, Lois Smith (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Gary Sinise](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/534/162534972_b15255.png)
Gary Sinise
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
![Diana Scarwid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/679/162679036_4b685f.png)
Diana Scarwid
USA
Best movies:
After the Promise (1987) (TV movie)
The Cure (1995)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
![Richard Dysart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/802/157802516_2ce59e.jpg)
Richard Dysart
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Being There (1979)
![Colm Feore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/354/164354148_2f55ec.png)
Colm Feore
USA
![James Gammon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505352_31f6cd.jpg)
James Gammon
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cry for Me, Billy (1972)
Le Géant de fer (1999)
![Tony Goldwyn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/106/169106800_jvy7zl.jpg)
Tony Goldwyn
USA
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Tarzan (1999)
![Pat Hingle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271243_beb648.jpg)
Pat Hingle
USA
Best movies:
The Land Before Time (1988)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Batman (1989)
![Harris Yulin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271646_1d8a1b.jpg)
Harris Yulin
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Steel (1979)
The Hurricane (1999)
![Leo Burmester](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273929_c7d04f.jpg)
Leo Burmester
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
A Perfect World (1993)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
![Željko Ivanek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275833_cbf538.jpg)
Željko Ivanek
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Dogville (2003)
![Lois Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325352_d60f98.jpg)
Lois Smith
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
East of Eden (1955)
Minority Report (2002)
![Daniel von Bargen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268865_d1ac3b.jpg)
Daniel von Bargen
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Philadelphia (1993)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Lee Richardson
USA
Best movies:
Brubaker (1980)
Network (1976) - narrator
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
![Holmes Osborne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677250_a11e9c.jpg)
Holmes Osborne
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Identity (2003)
Unthinkable (2010)
![Michael Murphy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274882_0691b6.jpg)
Michael Murphy
USA
Best movies:
Magnolia (1999)
Manhattan (1979)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
![John Finn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/529/162529137_24f7fc.png)
John Finn
USA
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 9: Redux (1997) (video compilation)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Carlito's Way (1993)
![David Rees Snell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/528/162528483_ca19cd.png)
David Rees Snell
Best movies:
Truman (1995) (TV movie)
Ride with the Devil (1999)
The Cheating Pact (2013) (TV movie)
![Marian Seldes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/498/161498262_c324e2.jpg)
Marian Seldes
USA
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
August Rush (2007)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
![Virginia Capers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/741/158741806_a537aa.jpg)
Virginia Capers
USA
Best movies:
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
When You Remember Me (1990) (TV movie)
![Richard Venture](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218386_931d6e.jpg)
Richard Venture
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
All the President's Men (1976)