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Oppenheimer

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1980
  • Not Rated
  • 7h
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Oppenheimer (1980)
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Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s.Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s.Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s.

  • Stars
    • Sam Waterston
    • John Carson
    • Christopher Muncke
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    802
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Sam Waterston
      • John Carson
      • Christopher Muncke
    • 29User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Top Cast87

    Sam Waterston
    Sam Waterston
    • Robert Oppenheimer
    • 1980
    John Carson
    John Carson
    • Narrator
    • 1980
    Christopher Muncke
    Christopher Muncke
    • Colonel Kenneth Nichols…
    • 1980
    Jana Shelden
    • Kitty Oppenheimer…
    • 1980
    Edward Hardwicke
    Edward Hardwicke
    • Enrico Fermi
    • 1980
    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Edward Teller
    • 1980
    Manning Redwood
    Manning Redwood
    • General Leslie Groves
    • 1980
    Peter Whitman
    • Robert Serber
    • 1980
    Matthew Guinness
    Matthew Guinness
    • Hans Bethe
    • 1980
    John Morton
    John Morton
    • Robert Wilson
    • 1980
    Bob Sherman
    Bob Sherman
    • Ernest Lawrence
    • 1980
    Garrick Hagon
    Garrick Hagon
    • Frank Oppenheimer
    • 1980
    Barry Dennen
    Barry Dennen
    • Isidor Rabi
    • 1980
    Ron Berglas
    Ron Berglas
    • John Manley
    • 1980
    Blain Fairman
    Blain Fairman
    • Robert Bacher
    • 1980
    Liza Ross
    • Jacky Oppenheimer
    • 1980
    Kate Harper
    Kate Harper
    • Jean Tatlock
    • 1980
    Erica Stevens
    • Charlotte Serber
    • 1980
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Sam Waterston and Christopher Muncke worked together again in 1989's "The Nightmare Years (1989)" in which Sam Waterston played William L. Shirer and Christopher Muncke played Peter Butler.
    • Goofs
      In the final scene of the series, set in Oppenheimer's garden in the USA, there is a lot of birdsong, all of it recognisably European. Prominent are the songs of blackbird and willow warbler, two species which are not present in the Americas.
    • Quotes
      • J. Robert Oppenheimer: I am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds
      • J. Robert Oppenheimer: I feel we have blood on our hands
    • Connections
      Featured in The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 11, 1982 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Оппенгеймер
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • WGBH
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 7h(420 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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