The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008, English. Directed by David Grubin.
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?"
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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Cast & crew
- David GrubinDirector
- Campbell ScottSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Boyd GainesChairman Gray (voice)
- Daniel GerrollColonel Pash
- Michael StuhlbargEdward Teller
- Ellen KatzThe Stenographer
- Michael CumpstyCast
- Harold AgnewSelf
- Jeremy BernsteinSelf
- Freeman DysonSelf
- Richard RhodesSelf
- Martin J. SherwinSelf
- Joseph McCarthySelf (archive footage)
Details
- Released
- 24 March 2008
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- David Grubin, Charles Olivier
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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008) was directed by David Grubin and stars Campbell Scott, Boyd Gaines, Daniel Gerroll.