Oppenheimer / 2 Entertain ; BBC ; by Peter Prince ; directed by Barry Davis ; executive producer, Peter Goodchild ; a BBC TV production in association with WGBH Boston.

This miniseries opens in Berkeley, California in 1938, where pampered, tenured professors, safe on the shores of peaceful America, dabble in radical politics as the world heads inevitably towards war. J. Robert Oppenheimer is such a one. Two events--one personal, one scientific--combine to change Op...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: 2 Entertain (Firm)
British Broadcasting Corporation
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
BBC Video (Firm)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Prince, Peter, 1942- (Screenwriter)
Davis, Barry, 1936-1990 (Director)
Goodchild, Peter, 1947- (Producer)
Carson, John, 1927-2016.2016 (Narrator)
Waterston, Sam (Actor)
Muncke, Christopher (Actor)
Suchet, David (Actor)
Hardwicke, Edward (Actor)
Shelden, Jana (Actor)
Redwood, Manning (Actor)
Guinness, Matthew (Actor)
Whitman, Peter (Actor)
Dennen, Barry (Actor)
Sherman, Bob, 1940-2004 (Actor)
Hagon, Garrick (Actor)
Morton, John (Actor) (Actor)
Fairman, Blain (Actor)
Harper, Kate (Actor)
Ross, Liza (Actor)
Marinker, Peter (Actor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [England] : Burbank, CA : British Broadcasting Corp. ; Distributed in the US by Warner Home Video, [2008], ©2008.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, > 1904-1967 > Drama.
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
Atomic bomb > United States > History > Drama.
Physicists > United States > Drama.
Science > Experiments > Drama.
Los Alamos (N.M.)
Television mini-series.
Biographical television programs.
Historical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
History.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, > 1904-1967.
Atomic bomb.
Physicists.
Science > Experiments.
New Mexico > Los Alamos.
United States.
Genre:
Drama.
Television mini-series.
Biographical television programs.
Historical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (approximately 420 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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