The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero, the brilliant scientist who during WWII led the scientific team that created the atomic bomb. But after the bomb brought the war to an end, in spite of his renown and his enormous achievement, America turned on him - humiliated and cast him aside. The question the film asks is, "Why?"
Status: Released
Released Date: 2008-03-24
Runtime: 109 mins
Director: David Grubin
Writer: David Grubin, Charles Olivier
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Production Companies: GBH
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Campbell Scott
Boyd Gaines
Daniel Gerroll
Michael Stuhlbarg
Ellen Katz
Michael Cumpsty
Harold Agnew
Jeremy Bernstein
Freeman Dyson
Richard Rhodes
Martin J. Sherwin
Joseph McCarthy
J. Robert Oppenheimer
David Strathairn
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