The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

59% | Mar 24, 2008 | Documentary, History

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 Cast

Kate Taverna
Editor
David Grubin
Producer

Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)
Campbell Scott
Self - Narrator (voice)
Chairman Gray (voice)
Boyd Gaines
Chairman Gray (voice)
Colonel Pash
Daniel Gerroll
Colonel Pash
Edward Teller
Michael Stuhlbarg
Edward Teller
The Stenographer
Ellen Katz
The Stenographer

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