Oppenheimer
This seven-part series highlights scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer from 1938 to 1953 as he develops the Atomic bomb.
Cast
Sam Waterston
Robert Oppenheimer
John Carson
Narrator
Shane Rimmer
Ed Condon
Alexander Knox
Henry Stimson
Jana Shelden
Kitty Oppenheimer
Phil Brown
Lewis Strauss
Edward Hardwicke
Enrico Fermi
David Suchet
Edward Teller
James Maxwell
Lloyd Garrison
Milton Johns
George Kistiakowsky
Barry Dennen
Isidor Rabi
Bob Sherman
Ernest Lawrence
Matthew Guinness
Hans Bethe
Christopher Malcolm
Steve Nelson
Garrick Hagon
Frank Oppenheimer
Seasons
E1Episode 1
Oct 29, 1980
1938: Robert Oppenheimer's life is changed by the discovery of nuclear fission and the appearance of Kitty Harrison.
E2Episode 2
Nov 3, 1980
1942: America is at war. Oppenheimer is engaged in the race to produce an atomic bomb.
E3Episode 3
Nov 12, 1980
1943: Oppenheimer is director of Los Alamos, but his past Communist associations alert the FBI.
E4Episode 4
Nov 19, 1980
Summer 1944: Oppenheimer has problems with his staff and the development of the bomb.
E5Episode 5
Nov 27, 1980
May 1945: The European war is over but the war with Japan continues. Oppenheimer discusses the use of the almost completed atomic bomb with the secretary of War. His colleagues have misgivings.
E6Episode 6
Dec 3, 1980
1949 - The Oppenheimer family becomes a target of the HUAC hearings.
E7Episode 7
Dec 10, 1980
December 1953 - Oppenheimer falls foul of the Communist witch hunt.
Videos
Storyline
This seven-part series highlights scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer from 1938 to 1953 as he develops the Atomic bomb.
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