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Copenhagen

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  • 1h 30m
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Francesca Annis, Stephen Rea, and Daniel Craig in Copenhagen (2002)
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A television adaptation of Michael Frayn's celebrated and award-winning stage play about the meeting between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941 Copenhagen. At this time the ... Read allA television adaptation of Michael Frayn's celebrated and award-winning stage play about the meeting between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941 Copenhagen. At this time the young Heisenberg was leading a faltering German research program into nuclear energy, whil... Read allA television adaptation of Michael Frayn's celebrated and award-winning stage play about the meeting between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941 Copenhagen. At this time the young Heisenberg was leading a faltering German research program into nuclear energy, while the middle-aged and apparently isolated Bohr was in contact with allied agents, and stil... Read all
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  • Director
    • Howard Davies
  • Writers
    • Howard Davies(adaptation)
    • Michael Frayn
  • Stars
    • Stephen Rea
    • Daniel Craig
    • Francesca Annis
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    • Howard Davies
  • Writers
    • Howard Davies(adaptation)
    • Michael Frayn
  • Stars
    • Stephen Rea
    • Daniel Craig
    • Francesca Annis
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    Stephen Rea
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    • Niels Bohras Niels Bohr
    Daniel Craig
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    • Werner Heisenbergas Werner Heisenberg
    Francesca Annis
    Francesca Annis
    • Magrethe Bohras Magrethe Bohr
    • Director
      • Howard Davies
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      • Howard Davies(adaptation)
      • Michael Frayn
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    • Trivia
      The original Broadway production of "Copenhagen" by Michael Frayn opened at the Royale Theater on April 11, 2000, ran for 326 performances and won the 2000 Tony Award for the Best Play. Michael Frayn's script was used as the basis of the screenplay for the movie version.
    • Goofs
      When Bohr digresses on the fission chain reaction, he indicates that one fissioned uranium atom is enough to move a speck of dust, then "until eventually after, let's say 80 generations, 280 specks of dust have been moved, enough specks of dust to constitute an entire city." Rather than 280, the number is 2^80, as the result of 80 doublings (indicating the rather important carat exponent symbol was left out of the script or omitted by the actor). The number reads as two to the eightieth power... about a trillion trillion.
    • Connections
      Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #18.3 (2005)

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    9/10
    A Great Modern-Day Rashomon
    A genius scriptwriter takes an ambiguous, un-recorded, wartime conversation, and turns it into a riveting modern-day "Rashomon". Through the exploration of several possible stories, he takes us on an emotional journey into the frontiers of scientific thought, morality and humanity. Bohr and Heisenberg were two of a handful of the greatest intellects ever to walk the face of this planet. The film brings the viewer into an intimate encounter with those two formidable characters, at one of the most evil periods of mankind's history, and lets the viewer in on their most profound personal dilemmas, dilemmas which had the capacity to have a dramatic effect on the lives [and deaths] of millions. Only three actors take part, and they do it very well, especially Rea who plays Bohr. Highly recommended.
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2002 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Копенгаген
    • Filming locations
      • Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • KCET
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      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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