
American Experience
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Documentary · Jan 25, 2009 · 1 hr 49 min PBS Video
Available on PBS Video
S21, E1: J. Robert Oppenheimer's life and legacy are inextricably linked to America's most famous top-secret initiative - the Manhattan Project. But after World War II, this brilliant and intense scientist fell from the innermost circles of American science, and at the height of the Red Scare, the veil of suspicion fell over Oppenheimer. This biography presents a complex and revealing portrait of one of America's most influential scientists.
Documentary · Jan 25, 2009 · 1 hr 49 min
Starring David Strathairn