Truman

Truman(1995)

7.6/10
16 votes
135 minSeptember 9, 1995

Overview

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.

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