Day One

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.

Country:

Canada,

United States of America

Genre:

History,

Drama,

TV Movie

Duration:

141 minutes

Year:

1989

Director:

Joseph Sargent

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Company:

World International Network (WIN),

Spelling Entertainment,

AT&T

Cast:

Gen. Leslie Groves

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Leo Szilard

James F. Byrnes

President Harry S. Truman

Crew:

Director

Costume Design

Book

Teleplay

Associate Producer