Day One
7.3
“This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind.”
Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the bomb is built. As World War II draws to a close, Szilard has second thoughts about atomic weapons, and policy makers debate how and when to use the bomb.
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Cast
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Brian Dennehy
Gen. Leslie Groves
Known for
Ratatouille
First Blood
David Strathairn
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Known for
The Bourne Ultimatum
Nomadland
Michael Tucker
Leo Szilard
Known for
D2: The Mighty Ducks
L.A. Law
Hume Cronyn
James F. Byrnes
Known for
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Cocoon
Richard Dysart
President Harry S. Truman
Known for
The Thing
Back to the Future Part III
Hal Holbrook
Gen. George Marshall
Known for
Creepshow
Into the Wild
Barnard Hughes
Henry Stimson
Known for
The Lost Boys
Tron
John McMartin
Dr. Arthur Compton
Known for
Blow Out
All the President's Men
David Ogden Stiers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Known for
Pocahontas
Beauty and the Beast
Anne Twomey
Kitty Oppenheimer
Known for
Deadly Friend
Picture Perfect
Lawrence Dane
Known for
Scanners
Bride of Chucky
Ron Frazier
Colonel Pash
Known for
D.A.R.Y.L.
Presumed Innocent
Joseph Sargent Director · Peter Wyden Author Mason Daring Composer
United States release March 5, 1989 · Produced in Canada, United States · Production Spelling Entertainment, AT&T
Production
World International Network
Production
Spelling Entertainment
Production
AT&T
Production
Canada · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 5, 1989
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Germany
August 12, 1994 · Theatrical
Greece
May 12, 1989 · Theatrical
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