Day One

This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind.

5.8
19892h 21m

Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the bomb is built. As World War II draws to a close, Szilard has second thoughts about atomic weapons, and policy makers debate how and when to use the bomb.

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Cast

Photo of Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Gen. Leslie Groves

Photo of David Strathairn

David Strathairn

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Photo of Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker

Leo Szilard

Photo of Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

James F. Byrnes

Photo of Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

President Harry S. Truman

Photo of Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Gen. George Marshall

Photo of Barnard Hughes

Barnard Hughes

Henry Stimson

Photo of John McMartin

John McMartin

Dr. Arthur Compton

Photo of David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Photo of Anne Twomey

Anne Twomey

Kitty Oppenheimer

Photo of Ron Frazier

Ron Frazier

Colonel Pash

Photo of Olek Krupa

Olek Krupa

Edward Teller

Photo of Ken Pogue

Ken Pogue

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Photo of Gary Reineke

Gary Reineke

Groves's Commanding Officer

Photo of John Seitz

John Seitz

Ralph A. Bard

Photo of Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Enrico Fermi

Photo of Ron White

Ron White

Colonel Nichols

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