Documentary · United States of America · 2008 · 1h 49m

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Director
David Grubin
Cast
Campbell Scott as Self - Narrator (voice) Boyd Gaines as Chairman Gray (voice) Daniel Gerroll as Colonel Pash Michael Stuhlbarg as Edward Teller Ellen Katz as The Stenographer Michael Cumpsty as
Crew
James Callanan — Director of Photography Deborah Peretz — Editor Kate Taverna — Editor David Grubin — Writer Charles Olivier — Writer David Grubin — Producer
Synopsis

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?"

Key Collaborators
David Grubin Director James Callanan Director of Photography Deborah Peretz Editor Kate Taverna Editor David Grubin Writer Charles Olivier Writer David Grubin Producer
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