Item Details
Oppenheimer [videorecording] : the father of the atomic bomb
British Broadcasting Corporation ; produced by Peter Goodchild ; written by Peter Prince ; directed by Barry Davis.
- Format
- DVD; Video
- Summary
- Delves into the enigma that was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist often referred to as 'the father of the atomic bomb.' This gripping dramatization explores the extraordinary complexity of the scientist's thinking and the dilemma he faced.
- Director
- Barry Davis
- Release Date
- 1980
- Run Time
- 420 min.
- Language
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
- Rating
- Not rated.
- Notes
- Originally broadcast on BBC television in 1980.
- Contains all 7 parts of the mini-series.
- Special features: Edward R. Murrow's historic 1955 interview with J. Robert Oppenheimer from the CBS newsmagazine "See it now."
- ISBN(s)
- 1419867563, 9781419867569,
- Published
- [Great Britain] :BBC Video ;[New York, NY] :Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ;Burbank, CA :Distributed by Warner Home Video,[2008]
- Publisher no.
- 1000038455 BBC Video
- 3000016638 BBC Video
- Description
- 3 videodiscs (ca. 420 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, full screen; Dolby Digital mono., DVD-9, NTSC.
- Technical details
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