Oppenheimer (1980)

Genre

docudrama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1980 BBC series follows physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer from his early academic career through his role leading the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb. The story shows his personal relationships and later political troubles during the Red Scare.

biographicalseriousintellectualrestrainedperiodreflectivehistoricalgrounded

What happens

Oppenheimer is a seven-part biographical drama based on the life and career of American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Written by Peter Prince and directed by Barry Davis, the series is a co-production between the BBC and WGBH. It stars Sam Waterston in the title role, with Jana Shelden, Christopher Muncke, Edward Hardwicke, and David Suchet in supporting roles, and is narrated by John Carson. Oppenheimer premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 29 October 1980, and concluded on 10 December 1980, consisting of seven episodes. The series won three BAFTA TV Awards, including Best Drama Series or Serial, from seven nominations. It received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special for Prince. For his portrayal of Oppenheimer, Waterston was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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