The Day After Trinity
1981 · Movie · NR · 89 min
★ 7.4(20)unSUB Rating
Through interviews with Manhattan Project scientists and newly declassified archival footage, this documentary examines the life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his leadership of the Manhattan Project. The film traces the development and testing of the first atomic bomb and follows Oppenheimer’s later opposition to nuclear proliferation during the early years of the Cold War.
Also known as The Day After Trinity: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-01-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 89 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.6/10 (20 votes)
Themes
- atomic bomb
- atomic bomb test
- 1940s
- manhattan project
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 1981 · nominated
Cast & crew
Paul Frees
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jon Else
as Self - Interviewer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
as Self (archive footage)
Hans Bethe
as Self
Frank Oppenheimer
as Self
Haakon Chevalier
as Self
Robert Serber
as Self
- HB
Holm Bursom
as Self
- SC
Stirling Colgate
as Self
Freeman Dyson
as Self
Directed by Jon Else