The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer 2008

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J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero, the brilliant scientist who during WWII led the scientific team that created the atomic bomb. But after the bomb brought the war to an end, in spite of his renown and his enormous achievement, America turned on him - humiliated and cast him aside. The question the film asks is, "Why?"

Homepage http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oppenheimer/
Release Date 2008-03-24
Runtime 1h 49m
Directors David Grubin, James Callanan
Producers Mark Samels, Nick Fraser, David Grubin, Dan Cogan, Tania Castellanos
Writers David Grubin, Charles Olivier