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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008 5.9 (8 votes) 1h 49m
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Documentary History
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GBH

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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?"

Key Crew

Writer: David Grubin, Charles Olivier

Director of Photography: James Callanan

Producer: David Grubin

Director: David Grubin

Top 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

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