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Oppenheimer
Starring: Sam Waterston , Peter Banks , David Suchet
Directed by: Barry Davis
Produced by: Peter Goodchild
Written by: Peter Prince
Political intrigue and personal ambition collide in this critically acclaimed mini-series about the life of "the father of the atomic bomb." Sam Waterston (Law & Order) stars as J. Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Manhattan Project.
Item Number: 14684
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 7 3/4 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 3
- Special Features:
Subtitles in English for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
This long-sought classic is finally available on DVD. Sam Waterston (Law & Order, The Killing Fields) stars in this critically acclaimed miniseries about "The father of the atomic bomb." As director of the Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer led the team that developed the nuclear bomb, but, despite accelerating the end of World War II, Oppenheimer faced powerful enemies, including FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Political intrigue and personal ambition collide in "one of the more puzzling and indeed astonishing stories of contemporary American history" (The New York Times).
| J. Robert Oppenheimer | --- | Sam Waterston |
| Volpe | --- | Peter Banks |
| Col. John Lansdale | --- | David Baxt |
| Seth Nedermeyer | --- | Colin Bennett |
| John Manley | --- | Ron Berglas |
| Strauss | --- | Phil Brown |
| Isidor Rabi | --- | Barry Dennen |
| Joseph Weinberg | --- | Daniel Foley |
| Rossi Lomanitz | --- | Anthony Forrest |
| Hans Bethe | --- | Matthew Guinness |
| Frank Oppenheimer | --- | Garrick Hagon |
| Enrico Fermi | --- | Edward Hardwicke |
| Jean Tatlock | --- | Kate Harper |
| James Tuck | --- | Dave Hill |
| George Kistiakowsky | --- | Milton Johns |
| Henry L Stimson | --- | Alexander Knox |
| Steve Nelson | --- | Christopher Malcolm |
| Haakon Chevalier | --- | Peter Marinker |
| Businessman | --- | Raymond Marlowe |
| Lloyd Garrison | --- | James Maxwell |
| Capt. ‘Deke’ Parsons | --- | Billy J. Mitchell |
| British Scientist | --- | Ralph Morse |
| Col. Kenneth Nichols | --- | Christopher Muncke |
| Roger Robb | --- | Philip O’Brien |
| Gen. Leslie Groves | --- | Manning Redwood |
| Ed Condon | --- | Shane Rimmer |
| Jacky Oppenheimer | --- | Liza Ross |
| Kitty Harrison | --- | Jana Sheldon |
| Ernest Lawrence | --- | Bob Sherman |
| Edward Teller | --- | David Suchet |
| Robert Serber | --- | Peter Whitman |
Written by Peter Prince
Directed by Barry Davis
Produced by Peter Goodchild
Film Editing by Tariq Anwar, Ron Bowman
Costume Design by Caroline Maxwell
"a tale of political intrigue and personal ambition...one of the more puzzling and indeed astonishing stories of contemporary American history." - The New York Times
"Waterston is a masterful Oppenheimer" - Boston Globe
