The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

March 24, 2008109 min5.9EN
DocumentaryHistory

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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Cast

Campbell Scott
Campbell ScottSelf - Narrator (voice)
Boyd Gaines
Boyd GainesChairman Gray (voice)
Daniel Gerroll
Daniel GerrollColonel Pash
Michael Stuhlbarg
Michael StuhlbargEdward Teller
Ellen Katz
Ellen KatzThe Stenographer
Michael Cumpsty
Michael Cumpsty
Harold Agnew
Harold AgnewSelf
Jeremy Bernstein
Jeremy BernsteinSelf
Freeman Dyson
Freeman DysonSelf
Richard Rhodes
Richard RhodesSelf