The Day After Trinity (1981)

This essential, Academy Award–nominated documentary offers an urgent warning from history about the dangers of nuclear warfare via the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the enigmatic physicist and all-around Renaissance man who led the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb that America unleashed on Japan in the final days of World War II. Through extensive interviews and archival footage, THE DAY AFTER TRINITY traces Oppenheimer’s evolution, from architect of one of the most consequential endeavors of the twentieth century to an outspoken opponent of nuclear proliferation who came to deeply regret his role in ushering in the perils of the atomic age.

Directing:
  • Jon Else

Writing:
  • David Webb Peoples
  • Janet Peoples
  • Jon Else

Stars:
Release Date: 1981-01-20
themoviedb icon 7.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 89
Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson
Self
J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Opp...
Self (archive footage)
Hans Bethe
Hans Bethe
Self
Jon Else
Jon Else
Interviewer
Leslie Groves
Leslie Groves
Self (archive footage)
Robert Serber
Robert Serber
Self
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Self - Narrator (voice)
Frank Oppenheimer
Frank Oppenhe...
Self
Haakon Chevalier
Haakon Cheval...
Self
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCart...
Self (archive footage)
Isidor Isaac Rabi
Isidor Isaac...
Self
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Trum...
Self (archive footage)
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