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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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?"

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

    Ellen Katz

    The Stenographer

  • Michael Cumpsty

    Michael Cumpsty

  • Harold Agnew

    Harold Agnew

    Self

  • Jeremy Bernstein

    Jeremy Bernstein

    Self

  • Freeman Dyson

    Freeman Dyson

    Self

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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