Movie
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
Overview
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-07-09
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- NBC News Studios
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- J. Robert Oppenheimer as Self (archive footage)
- Ellen Bradbury Reid as Self - Daughter of Los Alamos Scientist
- Christopher Nolan as Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer"
- Jon Else as Self - Filmmaker, "The Day After Trinity"
- Kai Bird as Self - Co-Author, "American Prometheus"
- Bill Nye as Self - Science Educator
- Richard Rhodes as Self - Author, "The Making of the Atomic Bomb"
- Mareena Robinson Snowden as Self - Nuclear Security Expert
- Alan B. Carr as Self - Senior Historian, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Gregg Herken as Self - Author, "Brotherhood of the Bomb"
- Jennet Conant as Self - Author, "109 East Palace"
- David Eisenbach as Self - History Professor, Columbia University
Crew
- Christopher Cassel - Director
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