The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

109 mins | Documentary | March 24, 2008

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?"

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

109 mins | Documentary | March 24, 2008

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?"
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers WGBH Boston
Original title The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Directors David Grubin
Writers Charles Olivier, David Grubin

Cast

Harold Agnew

as Self

Robert Christy

as Self

Freeman Dyson

as Self

Boyd Gaines

as The Voice of Chairman Gray (voice)

Daniel Gerroll

as Colonel Pash

Roy J. Glauber

as Self

Ellen Katz

as The Stenographer

Richard Rhodes

as Self

Campbell Scott

as Self - Narrator

Michael Stuhlbarg

as Edward Teller

Herbert York

as Self

Joseph McCarthy

as Self (archive footage)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

as Self (archive footage)