Truman

He was a farmer, a businessman, an unknown politician who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held the highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but would prove to be a surprise.

4h 20m1997

English

Crew and Cast

David GrubinDirector

Jason Robards

Jason RobardsNarrator (voice)

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Bess Truman

Margaret Truman Daniel

Margaret Truman Daniel

David McCullough

David McCullough

Storyline

He was a farmer, a businessman, an unknown politician who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held the highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but would prove to be a surprise.

#american experience

You Might Also Like

I Am Heath Ledger

7.42017

For the Love of Spock

7.42016

Looking for Richard

6.81996

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

7.52018

Come See Me in the Good Light

7.22025

My Mom Jayne

8.02025

The Curse of the Dragon

7.21993

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

8.52013

Directed by John Ford

7.01971

Harmontown

6.62014

42 Up

7.61999

Gilbert

6.72017

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

7.12020

Seduced and Abandoned

6.22013

Sidney

6.92022

Whitney

7.32018

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

7.02003

The Kid Stays in the Picture

6.62002

S4: The Bob Lazar Story

8.42026

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

6.42017

More Like This

Nazi Town, USA

8.22024

The Wright Stuff

9.01996

The Forgotten Plague

6.52015

Transhood

4.02020

Geronimo and the Apache Resistance

1988

America

6.92018

The Pilgrims

7.72015

Triangle Fire

7.02011

Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage

8.01993

Ulysses S. Grant

9.02002

American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant (Part 2)

2002

Panama Canal

2011

Reagan

7.71998

Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

7.02004

Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll

5.02016

Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

6.02010

The Gilded Age

8.02018

Influenza 1918

7.71998

The Satellite Sky

1990

The Trans List

5.72016

Info

Status: Released
Released: 5 October 1997
Runtime: 4h 20m

Production

Director: David Grubin
Writers: David Grubin
Studios: David Grubin Productions
Countries: United States of America

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English