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Oppenheimer : the father of the atomic bomb / British Broadcasting Corporation ; produced by Peter Goodchild ; written by Peter Prince ; directed by Barry Davis.
LIBRA DVD 012 962 discs 1-3
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967--Drama.
- Oppenheimer, J. Robert.
- Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967.
- Atomic bomb--United States--History--Drama.
- Atomic bomb.
- Physicists--United States--Drama.
- Physicists.
- Science--Experiments--Drama.
- Science.
- Science--Experiments.
- History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Historical television programs.
- Biographical television programs.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Television mini-series.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 3 videodiscs (approximately 420 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Full screen.
- Place of Publication:
- [Great Britain] : BBC Video ; [New York, NY] : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]
- Language Note:
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
- System Details:
- DVD; Dolby Digital mono., DVD-9, NTSC.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- 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.
- Participant:
- Sam Waterston, Anthony Forrest, John Morton, Peter Whitman, Daniel Foley.
- Credits:
- Narrator, John Carson; cinematography, Rodney Taylor, Peter Hall; editor, Ron Bowman, Tariq Anwar; music, Carl Davis.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio 4:3.
- Originally broadcast on BBC television in 1980.
- Contains all 7 parts of the mini-series.
- Special features: Edward R. Murow's historic 1955 interview with J. Robert Oppenheimer from the CBS newsmagazine "See it now."
- ISBN:
- 1419867563
- 9781419867569
- OCLC:
- 232338025
- Publisher Number:
- 883929017904
- 1000038455 BBC Video
- 3000016638 BBC Video
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