The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Overview

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?"

Cast

Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Boyd Gaines

Chairman Gray (voice)

Daniel Gerroll

Colonel Pash

Michael Stuhlbarg