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COLLECTION · Series · 1980

Oppenheimer

This seven-part series highlights scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer from 1938 to 1953 as he develops the Atomic bomb.

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* 6.7 (13)DramaUnited Kingdom · United States
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Directors
Barry Davis
Countries
United Kingdom · United States
Studios
BBC Two · BBC · GBH
Runtime
50 min/ep
Release
29/10/1980
Score
6.7 / 10 (13)

Awards and nominations

  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Awards — Peter Goodchild Lindsay Law
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Awards — Peter Prince ("Part V")
  • Nominated at Golden Globe Awards — Sam Waterston
Where to watch
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Seasons and episodes
Miniseries
7 episodes · 1980
Episode 1
Episode 1. Episode 1
1980-10-29 · 50 min

1938: Robert Oppenheimer's life is changed by the discovery of nuclear fission and the appearance of Kitty Harrison.

Episode 2
Episode 2. Episode 2
1980-11-03 · 50 min

1942: America is at war. Oppenheimer is engaged in the race to produce an atomic bomb.

Episode 3
Episode 3. Episode 3
1980-11-12 · 50 min

1943: Oppenheimer is director of Los Alamos, but his past Communist associations alert the FBI.

Episode 4
Episode 4. Episode 4
1980-11-19 · 50 min

Summer 1944: Oppenheimer has problems with his staff and the development of the bomb.

Episode 5
Episode 5. Episode 5
1980-11-27 · 50 min

May 1945: The European war is over but the war with Japan continues. Oppenheimer discusses the use of the almost completed atomic bomb with the secretary of War. His colleagues have misgivings.

Episode 6
Episode 6. Episode 6
1980-12-03 · 50 min

1949 - The Oppenheimer family becomes a target of the HUAC hearings.

Episode 7
Episode 7. Episode 7
1980-12-10 · 50 min

December 1953 - Oppenheimer falls foul of the Communist witch hunt.

Cast by season
Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston
Robert Oppenheimer
?
John Carson
Narrator
Shane Rimmer
Shane Rimmer
Ed Condon
Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox
Henry Stimson
Jana Shelden
Jana Shelden
Kitty Oppenheimer
Phil Brown
Phil Brown
Lewis Strauss
Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke
Enrico Fermi
David Suchet
David Suchet
Edward Teller
James Maxwell
James Maxwell
Lloyd Garrison
Milton Johns
Milton Johns
George Kistiakowsky
Barry Dennen
Barry Dennen
Isidor Rabi
?
Bob Sherman
Ernest Lawrence
?
Matthew Guinness
Hans Bethe
Christopher Malcolm
Christopher Malcolm
Steve Nelson
Garrick Hagon
Garrick Hagon
Frank Oppenheimer
David Baxt
David Baxt
Colonel John Lansdale
?
Peter Banks
Joseph Volpe
Ron Berglas
Ron Berglas
John Manley
Colin Bennett
Colin Bennett
Seth Neddermeyer
?
Christopher Muncke
Colonel Kenneth Nichols
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Keywords
atomic bombbiographyminiseries1940s1950smanhattan projectrobert oppenheimer
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