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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2008

109 minutes

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Overview

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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Campbell Scott headshot

Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Boyd Gaines headshot

Boyd Gaines

Chairman Gray (voice)

Daniel Gerroll headshot

Daniel Gerroll

Colonel Pash

Michael Stuhlbarg headshot

Michael Stuhlbarg

Edward Teller

Ellen Katz headshot

Ellen Katz

The Stenographer

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Michael Cumpsty

Harold Agnew headshot

Harold Agnew

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Jeremy Bernstein headshot

Jeremy Bernstein

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Freeman Dyson headshot

Freeman Dyson

Self

Richard Rhodes headshot

Richard Rhodes

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Martin J. Sherwin headshot

Martin J. Sherwin

Self

Joseph McCarthy headshot

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

J. Robert Oppenheimer headshot

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (archive footage)

David Strathairn headshot

David Strathairn

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Herbert York headshot

Herbert York

Self

Marvin L. Goldberger headshot

Marvin L. Goldberger

Self

Priscilla McMillan headshot

Priscilla McMillan

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Robert Christy headshot

Robert Christy

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Roy Glauber headshot

Roy Glauber

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Harry S. Truman headshot

Harry S. Truman

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J. Edgar Hoover headshot

J. Edgar Hoover

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Lewis Strauss headshot

Lewis Strauss

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Dwight D. Eisenhower headshot

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Eleanor Roosevelt headshot

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Edward Teller headshot

Edward Teller

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Lyndon B. Johnson headshot

Lyndon B. Johnson

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