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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Documentary / History /

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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?"

Cast:

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott
Self - Narrator (voice)

Boyd Gaines

Boyd Gaines
Chairman Gray (voice)

Daniel Gerroll

Daniel Gerroll
Colonel Pash

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg
Edward Teller

Ellen Katz

Ellen Katz
The Stenographer

Michael Cumpsty

Michael Cumpsty

Harold Agnew

Harold Agnew
Self

Jeremy Bernstein

Jeremy Bernstein
Self

Freeman Dyson

Freeman Dyson
Self

Richard Rhodes

Richard Rhodes
Self

Martin J. Sherwin

Martin J. Sherwin
Self

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy
Self (archive footage)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)

David Strathairn

David Strathairn
J. Robert Oppenheimer

Herbert York

Herbert York
Self

Marvin L. Goldberger

Marvin L. Goldberger
Self

Priscilla McMillan

Priscilla McMillan
Self

Robert Christy

Robert Christy
Self

Roy Glauber

Roy Glauber
Self

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman
Self (Archive Footage)

J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover
Self (archive footage)

Lewis Strauss

Lewis Strauss
Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)

Edward Teller

Edward Teller
Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)

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