The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Through interviews with Manhattan Project scientists and newly declassified archival footage, this documentary examines the life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his leadership of the Manhattan Project. The film traces the development and testing of the first atomic bomb and follows Oppenheimer’s later opposition to nuclear proliferation during the early years of the Cold War.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Jon ElseWriter
- Jon ElseDirector
- David Webb PeoplesWriter
- Janet PeoplesWriter
Cast
- Paul FreesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Jon ElseSelf - Interviewer
- J. Robert OppenheimerSelf (archive footage)
- Hans BetheSelf
- Frank OppenheimerSelf
- Haakon ChevalierSelf
- Robert SerberSelf
- Holm BursomSelf
- Stirling ColgateSelf
- Freeman DysonSelf
- Susan EvansSelf
- Francis FergussonSelf
Stills
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To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
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Shares: J. Robert Oppenheimer · Jon Else · Documentary
Themes
atomic bombatomic bomb test1940smanhattan project