The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Name: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Director: David Grubin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-03-24
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Campbell Scott, Boyd Gaines, Daniel Gerroll, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ellen Katz

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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

*5.9

Status

Released

Production

GBH

Aired

2008-03-24

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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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