

Documentary · History
Overview
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
Top Cast


J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)
Ellen Bradbury Reid
Ellen Bradbury Reid
Self - Daughter of Los Alamos Scientist
Ellen Bradbury Reid
Self - Daughter of Los Alamos Scientist


Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer"
Christopher Nolan
Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer"


Jon Else
Jon Else
Self - Filmmaker, "The Day After Trinity"
Jon Else
Self - Filmmaker, "The Day After Trinity"


Kai Bird
Kai Bird
Self - Co-Author, "American Prometheus"
Kai Bird
Self - Co-Author, "American Prometheus"


Bill Nye
Bill Nye
Self - Science Educator
Bill Nye
Self - Science Educator
Richard Rhodes
Richard Rhodes
Self - Author, "The Making of the Atomic Bomb"
Richard Rhodes
Self - Author, "The Making of the Atomic Bomb"
Mareena Robinson Snowden
Mareena Robinson Snowden
Self - Nuclear Security Expert
Mareena Robinson Snowden
Self - Nuclear Security Expert
Alan B. Carr
Alan B. Carr
Self - Senior Historian, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Alan B. Carr
Self - Senior Historian, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Gregg Herken
Gregg Herken
Self - Author, "Brotherhood of the Bomb"
Gregg Herken
Self - Author, "Brotherhood of the Bomb"
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