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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

5.9

2008

1h 49m

Documentary

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Overview

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?"

Director: David Grubin

Cast

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Boyd Gaines

Boyd Gaines

Chairman Gray (voice)

Daniel Gerroll

Daniel Gerroll

Colonel Pash

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Edward Teller

Ellen Katz

The Stenographer

Michael Cumpsty

Michael Cumpsty

Harold Agnew

Self

Jeremy Bernstein

Self

Freeman Dyson

Freeman Dyson

Self

Richard Rhodes

Self

Martin J. Sherwin

Martin J. Sherwin

Self

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (archive footage)

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Herbert York

Self

Marvin L. Goldberger

Self

Priscilla McMillan

Self

Robert Christy

Self

Roy Glauber

Self

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Self (Archive Footage)

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