Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014, English. Directed by Michael Pack.
Dive into the life of the father of the nuclear Navy: Hyman Rickover. Combative, provocative, and blunt, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover was a flamboyant maverick and a unique American hero. When few thought it possible, then-Captain Rickover harnessed the power of the atom to drive the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, whose trip under the polar ice pack was one of the great adventure stories of the 1950s. Later, Rickover built the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier and the first commercial nuclear power plant at Shippingport, PA. Rickover's achievements made him into a national celebrity, and he appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Many wonder whether America can maintain its technological pre-eminence and whether we can still build and manage large-scale projects. To understand these issues, Rickover considers the story of the man who created the nuclear Navy as well as the civilian nuclear power industry: Hyman G. Rickover.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Michael PackDirector
- Joan AllenNarrator (voice)
- Michael Stewart AllenDunford
- Joel BrielCaspar Weinberger
- James CroninChief of Staff
- Jonathan FieldingMidshipman #1
- Jonathan ForteRickover's Aide
- Antony HagopianAnderson
- Torsten N. HillhouseBeach
- Lauren HubbellEngineer #2
- David LavineTed Rockwell
- George McDanielSupply Co. Executive
- Nick MillsRoddis
Details
- Released
- 10 December 2014
- Written by
- Richard Brookhiser
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Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power?
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power (2014) was directed by Michael Pack and stars Joan Allen, Michael Stewart Allen, Joel Briel.