Day After Trinity: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

UPC: 014381147926

Studio: Image Entertainment

Summary: "I have become death," declared nuclear scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer upon first witnessing the terrible power of the atomic bomb. The Oscar-nominated documentary The Day After Trinity uses newsreel footage and recently declassified government film to trace the growth of the Manhattan project under Oppenheimer's guidance. The New Mexico A-bomb tests are shown, as are the aftermaths of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The final scenes detail Oppenheimer's transformation from the "father of the A-bomb" to one of the most tireless opponents of nuclear power. The Day After Trinity received its widest distribution when it was telecast over PBS on April 29, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: History [nf]

Awards: Best Documentary Feature – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Special Jury Award – Sundance Film Festival

Features: [None specified]

Day After Trinity: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 05/14/2002

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 89 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Program Start [:34]
2. A Somber Note [1:45]
3. J. Robert Oppenheimer [5:50]
4. Moving to the Left [6:00]
5. The Manhattan Project [2:35]
6. Los Alamos, New Mexico [9:21]
7. A New and Strange World [6:05]
8. The Impact of the "Gadget" on Civilization [6:21]
9. Trinity Site [8:41]
10. July 16, 1945 [12:57]
11. Hiroshima [10:31]
12. The Post-War Years [4:13]
13. The Hydrogen Bomb [2:43]
14. Under Surveillance [5:00]
15. A Fact of Life [4:49]
16. End Credits [1:21]

Cast and Crew: Jon Else  Director 
Jon Else  Screenwriter 
David Peoples  Screenwriter 
Martha Olson  Producer