Story Line
Through interviews with Manhattan Project scientists and newly declassified archival footage, this documentary examines the life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his leadership of the Manhattan Project. The film traces the development and testing of the first atomic bomb and follows Oppenheimer’s later opposition to nuclear proliferation during the early years of the Cold War.
Top Cast
Paul Frees
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jon Else
Self - Interviewer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)
Hans Bethe
Self
Frank Oppenheimer
Self
Haakon Chevalier
Self
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Rating
7.6/ 10
Release Date
1981-01-20
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
