The Day after trinity

A documentary on the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, focusing on his role in the development of the atomic bomb and the dramatic events preceding the world’s first atomic bomb explosion on July 16, 1945. A penetrating commentary on scientific inquiry, Oppenheimer’s fall from grace during the McCarthy era, and the tragedy of continuing nuclear proliferation.

Credits

Directed by
Jon H. Else
Written by
David Peoples
Cast
Harry S. Truman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Freeman Dyson, Hans Bethe, Stanisław Ulam, Joseph McCarthy, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Robert Serber, Frank Oppenheimer, Leslie Groves, Robert R. Wilson, Paul Frees

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q3520523 ↗ — year, creator, country, genre, credits