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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer poster

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008)

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?"

Release: 2008-03-24
Runtime: 109 min
Rating: 5.9 / 10
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
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Ellen Katz
The Stenographer
Michael Cumpsty
Michael Cumpsty
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Harold Agnew
Self
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Jeremy Bernstein
Self
Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson
Self
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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
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Herbert York
Self
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Marvin L. Goldberger
Self
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Priscilla McMillan
Self
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Robert Christy
Self