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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?"
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David Grubin profile
David Grubin

Director

Cast

Campbell Scott profile
Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Boyd Gaines profile
Boyd Gaines

Chairman Gray (voice)

Daniel Gerroll profile
Daniel Gerroll

Colonel Pash

Michael Stuhlbarg profile
Michael Stuhlbarg

Edward Teller

Ellen Katz profile
Ellen Katz

The Stenographer

Michael Cumpsty profile
Michael Cumpsty

Harold Agnew profile
Harold Agnew

Self

Jeremy Bernstein profile
Jeremy Bernstein

Self

Freeman Dyson profile
Freeman Dyson

Self

Richard Rhodes profile
Richard Rhodes

Self

Martin J. Sherwin profile
Martin J. Sherwin

Self

Joseph McCarthy profile
Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Campbell Scott profile
Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Boyd Gaines profile
Boyd Gaines

Chairman Gray (voice)

Daniel Gerroll profile
Daniel Gerroll

Colonel Pash

Michael Stuhlbarg profile
Michael Stuhlbarg

Edward Teller

Ellen Katz profile
Ellen Katz

The Stenographer

Michael Cumpsty profile
Michael Cumpsty

Harold Agnew profile
Harold Agnew

Self

Jeremy Bernstein profile
Jeremy Bernstein

Self

Freeman Dyson profile
Freeman Dyson

Self

Richard Rhodes profile
Richard Rhodes

Self

Martin J. Sherwin profile
Martin J. Sherwin

Self

Joseph McCarthy profile
Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Extra

Release Date

March 24, 2008

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Videos

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