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| Brian Dennehy | ... | Gen. Leslie Groves | |
| David Strathairn | ... | J. Robert Oppenheimer | |
| Michael Tucker | ... | Leo Szilard | |
| Hume Cronyn | ... | James F. Byrnes | |
| Richard Dysart | ... | President Harry S. Truman | |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Gen. George Marshall | |
| Barnard Hughes | ... | Secretary of War Henry Stimson | |
| John McMartin | ... | Dr. Arthur Compton | |
| David Ogden Stiers | ... | President Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
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Anne Twomey | ... | Kitty Oppenheimer |
| Lawrence Dane | |||
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Ron Frazier | ... | Colonel Pash |
| Olek Krupa | ... | Edward Teller | |
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Bernie McInerney | ||
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John Pielmeier | ... | Seth |
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The complicated relationship between physicist Leo Szilard, scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie Groves. Assigned to oversee the project, Groves chooses Oppenheimer to build the historic bomb. However, when World War II inspires the government to use the weapon, Szilard reconsiders his opinions about atomic warfare. Written by Jwelch5742
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Leo Szilard: This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind.
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Hume Cronyn, who plays James F. Byrnes in this film, previously played Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer in The Beginning or the End (1947). See more »Goofs
The footage of the first atomic explosion, the "Trinity" test, shows various archival footage of atomic blasts that occurred in the ocean. In one shot you can see the waves lapping the shore. See more »Quotes
[University of Chicago December 2 1942 - the first controlled chain reaction in an atomic pile]Leo Szilard: This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind.
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This is the best of the atomic-bomb movies, and unfortunately still only available in VHS. Dennehy's performance as General Groves and Strathairn (of Good Night and Good Luck) does an amazing job as Oppenheimer. The characterizations are not the usual Hollywood clichés of professional people and their behavior. Real scientists and generals do not stop to have melodramatic arguments with stilted language, as in "Fat Man and Little Boy".
It is also just an excellent job of portraying the history and science, but still remains a gripping human drama. We see the origins of the project in Europe, getting Einstein to write to the president, the issue of Soviet spies and Germany's failed efforts are described accurately, and the technical issues in building the bomb are accurate and interesting.