Movie Description
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
(2008)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?"
Featured Crew
- Director : David Grubin
- Producer : David Grubin
- Writer : Charles Olivier,David Grubin
- Editor : Kate Taverna,Deborah Peretz
- 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,Herbert York,Marvin L. Goldberger,Priscilla McMillan,Robert Christy,Roy Glauber,Harry S. Truman,J. Edgar Hoover,Lewis Strauss,Dwight D. Eisenhower,Eleanor Roosevelt,Edward Teller,Lyndon B. Johnson
Cast
Self - Narrator (voice)
Chairman Gray (voice)
Colonel Pash
Edward Teller
The Stenographer
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (Archive Footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Status Released
Release Information
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2008-03-24
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 49m
Homepagehttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oppenheimer/
Production CompaniesGBH
Genres
- Documentary
- History
















































