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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2008★ 6.2 · 91h 49mDocumentary

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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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Clip · The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer FULL SPECIAL | American Experience | PBS America

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Cast

David Strathairn
as J. Robert Oppenheimer

Michael Stuhlbarg
as Edward Teller

Campbell Scott
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Harry S. Truman
as Self (Archive Footage)

Daniel Gerroll
as Colonel Pash

Boyd Gaines
as Chairman Gray (voice)

J. Edgar Hoover
as Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Self (archive footage)

Michael Cumpsty

J. Robert Oppenheimer
as Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy
as Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)

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Release date: 2008-03-24

Runtime: 1h 49m

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