Day One
Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the bomb is built. As World War II draws to a close, Szilard has second thoughts about atomic weapons, and policy makers debate how and when to use the bomb.
Day OneFilms
Details
- Release date
- 12 May 1989
- Runtime
- 2 h 21 min
- TMDB 6.1
- Genres
History Drama TV Movie
- Director
- Countries
CA US
- Cast
Brian Dennehyas Gen. Leslie Groves David Strathairnas J. Robert Oppenheimer Michael Tuckeras Leo Szilard Hume Cronynas James F. Byrnes Richard Dysartas President Harry S. Truman Hal Holbrookas Gen. George Marshall Barnard Hughesas Henry Stimson John McMartinas Dr. Arthur Compton David Ogden Stiersas Franklin D. Roosevelt Anne Twomeyas Kitty Oppenheimer - Composer
- Cinematography
Kees Van Oostrum
