The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

5.9
20081h 49m

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

Photo of Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Photo of Boyd Gaines

Boyd Gaines

Chairman Gray (voice)

Photo of Daniel Gerroll

Daniel Gerroll

Colonel Pash

Photo of Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Edward Teller

Photo of Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Photo of J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (archive footage)

Photo of David Strathairn

David Strathairn

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Photo of Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Self (Archive Footage)

Photo of J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Lewis Strauss

Lewis Strauss

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Edward Teller

Edward Teller

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

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