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Oppenheimer

  • 1980
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~50m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.7/10

This seven-part series highlights scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer from 1938 to 1953 as he develops the Atomic bomb.

Latest: Miniseries · 1980

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Oct 29, 1980 · 50m

    1938: Robert Oppenheimer's life is changed by the discovery of nuclear fission and the appearance of Kitty Harrison.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Nov 3, 1980 · 50m

    1942: America is at war. Oppenheimer is engaged in the race to produce an atomic bomb.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Nov 12, 1980 · 50m

    1943: Oppenheimer is director of Los Alamos, but his past Communist associations alert the FBI.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Nov 19, 1980 · 50m

    Summer 1944: Oppenheimer has problems with his staff and the development of the bomb.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Nov 27, 1980 · 50m

    May 1945: The European war is over but the war with Japan continues. Oppenheimer discusses the use of the almost completed atomic bomb with the secretary of War. His colleagues have misgivings.

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Dec 3, 1980 · 50m

    1949 - The Oppenheimer family becomes a target of the HUAC hearings.

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