The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Released: Mar 24, 2008
Runtime: 1h 49m
Rating: ⭐ 5.9 / 10
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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?"
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Campbell Scott
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Boyd Gaines
Chairman Gray (voice)

Daniel Gerroll
Colonel Pash

Michael Stuhlbarg
Edward Teller
Ellen Katz
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Michael Cumpsty
Harold Agnew
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Jeremy Bernstein
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Freeman Dyson
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Richard Rhodes
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