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Director:
Jon Else
Writers:
Jon Else (writer)
David Webb Peoples (writer)
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Release Date:
20 January 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
Scientists and witnesses involved in the creation and testing of the first ever atomic bomb reflect... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins more
User Comments:
One of the most suspenseful films ever made. more (5 total)

Cast

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Hans Bethe ... Himself
Holm Bursom ... Himself
Haakon Chevalier ... Himself
Stirling Colgate ... Himself
Freeman Dyson ... Himself
Jon Else ... Interviewer
Susan Evans ... Herself
Francis Fergusson ... Himself
Paul Frees ... Narrator (voice)
Leslie Groves ... Himself (archive footage)
Elizabeth Ingram ... Herself
Robert Krohn ... Himself
Dave MacDonald ... Himself
Joseph McCarthy ... Himself (archive footage)
Dorothy McKibben ... Herself
J. Robert Oppenheimer ... Himself (archive footage)
Robert Porton ... Himself
Isidor Isaac Rabi ... Himself (as I. I. Rabi)
Robert Serber ... Himself
Harry S. Truman ... Himself (archive footage)
Francoise Ulam ... Herself
Stanislaw Ulam ... Himself (as Stan Ulam)
Jane Wilson ... Herself
Robert Wilson ... Himself
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Not Rated
Company:
KTEH more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
One of the most suspenseful films ever made., 7 February 2000
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Author: Preston-10 from Phoenix, Arizona

Jon Else's documentary, The Day After Trinity, is about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a genius who helped develop the atomic bomb and whose life ended in criticism by Joseph McCarthy. The film also documents the establishment of Los Alamos and the length of time that led up to the Trinity test along with interviews of the people who worked with Oppenheimer. It is the best document involving nuclear weapons that I have seen and I highly recommend it to those would like to know more about the people who assisted on the world's most dangerous weapon. The actual footage of the hoisting of the bomb is excellent.

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