Day One (1989)

Directed by

Joseph Sargent

Genre

historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 21m

Rated

13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the American effort to build the atomic bomb during World War Two. It follows key figures like General Groves and Dr. Oppenheimer as they race against Nazi Germany.

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What happens

Day One is a made-for-TV docudrama film about the Manhattan Project, the research and development of the atomic bomb during World War II. It is based on the book by Peter H. Wyden. The film was written by David W. Rintels and directed by Joseph Sargent. It starred Brian Dennehy as General Leslie Groves, David Strathairn as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Michael Tucker as Dr. Leo Szilard. It premiered in the United States on March 5, 1989 on the CBS network. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/ or Comedy Special at the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards in 1989. The movie received critical acclaim for its historical accuracy despite being a dramatization. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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