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The Day After Trinity (1980)

Directed by Jon Else · 89 min · Documentary, History

7.3 TOPICAL score · #5,901 of 6,776 films

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Through interviews with Manhattan Project scientists and newly declassified archival footage, this documentary examines the life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his leadership of the Manhattan Project. The film traces the development and testing of the first atomic bomb and follows Oppenheimer’s later opposition to nuclear proliferation during the early years of the Cold War.

The Day After Trinity (1980, directed by Jon Else) has a TOPICAL score of 7.3 - ranked 5,901 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (22 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages.

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Lasting engagement13
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Starring: Paul Frees, Jon H. Else, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Hans Bethe

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