The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

March. 24,2008      
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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?"

Campbell Scott as  Narrator (voice)
Boyd Gaines as  Chairman Gray (voice)
Daniel Gerroll as  Colonel Pash
Michael Stuhlbarg as  Edward Teller
Freeman Dyson as  Self
Joseph McCarthy as  Self (archive footage)
J. Robert Oppenheimer as  Self (archive footage/photos)
David Strathairn as  J. Robert Oppenheimer
Harry S. Truman as  Self (Archive Footage)

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Reviews

Crwthod
2008/03/24

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

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Breakinger
2008/03/25

A Brilliant Conflict

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Allison Davies
2008/03/26

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Kaelan Mccaffrey
2008/03/27

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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