Day One(1989)
Overview
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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Movie: Day One
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gen. Leslie Groves
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Leo Szilard
James F. Byrnes
President Harry S. Truman
Gen. George Marshall
Henry Stimson
Dr. Arthur Compton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kitty Oppenheimer
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1989-05-12
Average
6.5
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind.
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Languages:
English