Day One

1989

This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind.

Joseph Sargent
2h 21m
May 12, 1989 · Canada, United States of America

Overview

Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the bomb is built. As World War II draws to a close, Szilard has second thoughts about atomic weapons, and policy makers debate how and when to use the bomb.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: May 12, 1989
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America
Production: Spelling Entertainment,World International Network (WIN),AT&T
Cast: Hume Cronyn,John McMartin,Stephan Balint,Kliment Denchev,Nicholas Kilbertus,Joe Cazalet,Robert Morelli,Arthur Holden,Lorne Brass,George R. Robertsonand 56 more
Director: Joseph Sargent
Writer: Peter Wyden,David W. Rintels
Producer: David W. Rintels,E. Duke Vincent,Aaron Spelling
Cinematography: Kees Van Oostrum
Music: Mason Daring
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
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