The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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?"

Directed by David Grubin

Top cast

Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Boyd Gaines

Chairman Gray (voice)

Daniel Gerroll

Colonel Pash

Michael Stuhlbarg

Edward Teller

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Ellen Katz

The Stenographer

Michael Cumpsty

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Harold Agnew

Self

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Jeremy Bernstein

Self

Freeman Dyson

Self

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Richard Rhodes

Self

Martin J. Sherwin

Self

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (archive footage)

David Strathairn

J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Herbert York

Self

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Marvin L. Goldberger

Self

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Priscilla McMillan

Self

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Robert Christy

Self

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Roy Glauber

Self

Harry S. Truman

Self (Archive Footage)

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