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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Not Rated Documentary History

Starring: Campbell Scott, Boyd Gaines, Daniel Gerroll, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ellen Katz

Writer: Charles Olivier, David Grubin

Release Date:
March 24, 2008
Ratings:
5.9 / 10
Director:
David Grubin
Companies:
GBH

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?"