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History • Drama • TV Movie
1989
2 hours and 21 minutes
This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind.
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.
Release:
May 12, 1989
Original language:
English
Production country:
CanadaUnited States
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Brian Dennehy
Gen. Leslie Groves
Gen. Leslie Groves
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David Strathairn
J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Michael Tucker
Leo Szilard
Leo Szilard
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Hume Cronyn
James F. Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
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Richard Dysart
President Harry S. Truman
President Harry S. Truman
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Hal Holbrook
Gen. George Marshall
Gen. George Marshall
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Barnard Hughes
Henry Stimson
Henry Stimson
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John McMartin
Dr. Arthur Compton
Dr. Arthur Compton
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David Ogden Stiers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Anne Twomey
Kitty Oppenheimer
Kitty Oppenheimer
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Lawrence Dane
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Ron Frazier
Colonel Pash
Colonel Pash
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Olek Krupa
Edward Teller
Edward Teller
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Bernie McInerney
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John Pielmeier
Seth
Seth
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Ken Pogue
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Gary Reineke
Groves's Commanding Officer
Groves's Commanding Officer
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Alan Scarfe
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John Seitz
Ralph A. Bard
Ralph A. Bard
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Tony Shalhoub
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi
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Ester Spitz
Trude Weiss
Trude Weiss
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Ron White
Colonel Nichols
Colonel Nichols
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Stephan Balint
Eugen Wigner
Eugen Wigner
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Peter Boretski
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
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Patrick Breen
Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman
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Vlasta Vrana
Hans Bethe
Hans Bethe
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George Popovich
Samuel Goudsmit
Samuel Goudsmit
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Lorne Brass
Klaus Fuchs
Klaus Fuchs
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Michael Sinelnikoff
Lord Rutherford
Lord Rutherford
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Graham Haley
Haakon Chevalier
Haakon Chevalier
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Kliment Denchev
Michael Polanyi
Michael Polanyi
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Diana Fajrajsl
Ilse Polanyi
Ilse Polanyi
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Timothy Webber
Colonel Lansdale
Colonel Lansdale
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Harry Strandjofski
Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson
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Lia Sargent
Mrs. Wisnovsky
Mrs. Wisnovsky
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David Gow
Jack Wisnovsky
Jack Wisnovsky
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Michael Farrell
Shapp
Shapp
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Isabelle Mejias
Mrs. Trowbridge
Mrs. Trowbridge
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Jonathan Wise
Robert Serber
Robert Serber
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George R. Robertson
Ed Condon
Ed Condon
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Dee McCafferty
William 'Deke' Parsons
William 'Deke' Parsons
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Tom Butler
Captain DeSilva
Captain DeSilva
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Robert Morelli
T. O. Jones
T. O. Jones
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Jon Baggaley
James Tuck
James Tuck
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David Bolt
Harry Gold
Harry Gold
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David Ferry
Army Major
Army Major
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Heinar Pillar
Fleischmann
Fleischmann
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François Klanfer
Haagen Kistiakowski
Haagen Kistiakowski
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Joel Miller
George Kistiakowski
George Kistiakowski
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Michael J. Reynolds
Kenneth Bainbridge
Kenneth Bainbridge
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Ed McGibbon
William D. Leahy
William D. Leahy
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Nicholas Kilbertus
Paul Tibbets
Paul Tibbets
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Joe Cazalet
Air Force Guard
Air Force Guard
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Scott Thomson
Chemist
Chemist
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Bob Clout
Alfred MacCormack
Alfred MacCormack
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Roland Hewgill
Army General
Army General
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Stan Gibbons
John J. McCloy
John J. McCloy
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Terrence Labrosse
Allan Dulles
Allan Dulles
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Delise Alison
London Pedestrian
London Pedestrian
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Alex Guard
British Jr. Officer
British Jr. Officer
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Philip Spensley
British Sr. Officer
British Sr. Officer
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Frederick Neumann
Alexander Sachs
Alexander Sachs
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Norris Domingue
General Pa Watson
General Pa Watson
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Steve Barry
Los Alamo Scientist (uncredited)
Los Alamo Scientist (uncredited)
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Arthur Holden
Scientist (uncredited)
Scientist (uncredited)
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Romano Orzari
Leo Szilard's Prime Scientist (uncredited)
Leo Szilard's Prime Scientist (uncredited)
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