The Day After Trinity (1981)
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.

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Cast

Paul Frees Paul Frees As: Self - Narrator (voice)
Jon Else Jon Else As: Interviewer
J. Robert Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer As: Self (archive footage)
Hans Bethe Hans Bethe As: Self
Frank Oppenheimer Frank Oppenheimer As: Self
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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.


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Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English

Release Date: 20 January 1981

Country: US

Runtime: 89m

Company Credits

Company: KTEH

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Cast

Directed By

Jon Else

Jon Else

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Tom Stern

Tom Stern

Location Manager

Peter R. Baker

Peter R. Baker

Executive Producer

Jon Else

Jon Else

Producer

Martha Olson

Martha Olson

Associate Producer

Kathryn Witte

Kathryn Witte

Associate Producer

Courtney Flavin

Courtney Flavin

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Martin Bresnick

Martin Bresnick

Music

Morning Slayter

Morning Slayter

Sound

Luther Greene

Luther Greene

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Steve Longstreth

Steve Longstreth

Sound

Samantha Heilwell

Samantha Heilwell

Sound

Will Harvey

Will Harvey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Peter Schnall

Peter Schnall

Assistant Camera

Michael Chin

Michael Chin

Assistant Camera

Stephen Lighthill

Stephen Lighthill

Camera Operator

Tom McDonough

Tom McDonough

Camera Operator

Paul Marbury

Paul Marbury

First Assistant Camera

David Espar

David Espar

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

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Other Crew

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