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.
Genre: History, Drama, TV Movie
Stars: Brian Dennehy, David Strathairn, Michael Tucker, Hume Cronyn, Richard Dysart, Hal Holbrook
Crew: Peter Wyden (Book), David W. Rintels (Teleplay), Josette Perrotta (Associate Producer), David W. Rintels (Producer), Aaron Spelling (Executive Producer), E. Duke Vincent (Executive Producer)
Country: Canada, United States of America
Language: English
Studio: World International Network (WIN), Spelling Entertainment, AT&T
Runtime: 141 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 12, 1989
IMDb: 4.5
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