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Wonders are many : the making of Doctor Atomic / Docurama Films ; Independent Television Service ; Actual Films ; produced, directed and written by Jon Else ; producer, Bonni Cohen.
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, John, 1947- Doctor Atomic.
- Adams, John.
- Sellars, Peter.
- Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967--Drama.
- Oppenheimer, J. Robert.
- Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967.
- Manhattan Project (U.S.)--Drama.
- Manhattan Project (U.S.).
- Atomic bomb--Drama.
- Atomic bomb.
- Opera--Production and direction.
- Opera.
- Nuclear weapons--United States--Testing.
- Nuclear weapons.
- United States.
- Testing.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Making of Doctor Atomic
- Making of Dr. Atomic
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : New Video Group, [2008]
- System Details:
- DVD; NTSC; Dolby digital stereo.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Tracks the creation of Peter Sellars' and John Adams' 2005 opera about Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project, while also exploring the complex birth of nuclear weapons with declassified footage of nuclear testing.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Eric Owens ; interviewees, John Adams, Peter Sellars, Gerald Finley, San Francisco Opera cast and crew.
- Credits:
- Camera, Jon Else, Jon Shenk, Michael Chin ; editor, Deborah Hoffmann ; composer, John Adams.
- Notes:
- Originally produced in 2007.
- Special features: filmmaker audio commentary; filmmaker biography; trailer.
- ISBN:
- 1422929086
- 9781422929087
- OCLC:
- 262785477
- Publisher Number:
- 767685146170
- NNVG146170 New Video Group
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