Day One (1989)
Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the bomb is built. As World War II draws to a close, Szilard has second thoughts about atomic weapons, and policy makers debate how and when to use the bomb.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Joseph Sargent
Writing:
- David W. Rintels
- Peter Wyden
Stars:
Release Date: 1989-05-12
6.5/10
6.5/10
- Country: CA, US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 141
Ed Condon
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Gen. George Marshall
Edward Teller
Gen. Leslie Groves
Richard Feynman
Leo Szilard
James F. Byrnes
President Harry S. Truman
Henry Stimson
Dr. Arthur Compton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kitty Oppenheimer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Groves's Commanding Officer
Ralph A. Bard
Enrico Fermi
Colonel Nichols
Hans Bethe
Klaus Fuchs
Lord Rutherford
Colonel Lansdale
Mrs. Wisnovsky
Jack Wisnovsky
Robert Wilson
Robert Serber
William 'Deke' Parsons
Captain DeSilva
Army Major
Kenneth Bainbridge
Chemist
Scientist (uncredited)
Leo Szilard's Prime Scientist (uncredited)
Robert Wilson