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Oppenheimer

1980 – 1980 · BBC Two
1 seasons · 7 episodes
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Drama

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Spanning 1938 to 1953, theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer leads the effort to develop the atom bomb during the Second World War. When revealed, his work initially makes him a hero in the United States, but an ever-changing world soon sees him recast as a security risk.

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Spanning 1938 to 1953, theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer leads the effort to develop the atom bomb during the Second World War. When revealed, his work initially makes him a hero in the United States, but an ever-changing world soon sees him recast as a security risk.

SERIES CAST

Sam Waterston
Robert Oppenheimer
John Carson
Narrator
Jana Shelden
Kitty Oppenheimer
Christopher Muncke
General Kenneth Nichols
Edward Hardwicke
Enrico Fermi
David Suchet
Edward Teller
Peter Whitman
Robert Serber
Manning Redwood
General Leslie Groves
Created by Peter Prince

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Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First aired
Oct 29, 1980
Original language
EN
Production
BBC, GBH
Country
GB

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