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AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE: OPPENHEIMER, PART 6 (TV)
Summary
Continued from T:21255. One in this dramatic anthology series. Part six of seven. This seven-part mini-series deals with the controversial life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man who headed the top secret project at Los Alamos, New Mexico, to develop and deploy the first atomic bomb. In this episode, Oppenheimer serves as the post-war head of the Atomic Energy Commission, but he must combat the allegations of his enemies, who assert that he passed classified information to the Soviets. Includes a promo for the "American Playhouse" production, "Oppenheimer, Part Seven." Continues with T:21366.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: June 15, 1982 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:48
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:21256
- GENRE: Docudrama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Docudrama; Atomic weapons; Biography
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1982-
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Promos - "American Playhouse"
CREDITS
- Peter Goodchild … Executive Producer
- Lindsay Law … Coordinating Producer
- Ruth Caleb … Associate Producer
- Barry Davis … Director
- Peter Prince … Writer
- Carl Davis … Music by
- The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra … Music by
- Michael Small … Theme Music by
- John Carson … Narrator
- Richard Kiley … Announcer
- Sam Waterston … Cast, J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Jana Shelden … Cast, Kitty Oppenheimer
- Barry Dennen … Cast, Isidor Rabi
- Garrick Hagon … Cast, Frank Oppenheimer
- Liza Ross … Cast, Jacky Oppenheimer
- Christopher Muncke … Cast, Colonel Kenneth Nichols
- David Suchet … Cast, Edward Teller
- Edward Hardwicke … Cast, Enrico Fermi
- Ron Berglas … Cast, John Manley
- Peter Marinker … Cast, Haakron Chevalier
- Peter Banks … Cast, Joseph Volpe
- Phil Brown … Cast, Lewis Strauss
- Blain Fairman … Cast, Robert Bacher
- Bob Sessions … Cast, Thomas Finletter
- Stephen Turner … Cast, David Griggs
- Ray Charleson … Cast, William Borden
- Peter Carlisle … Cast, H.U.A.C. Counsel
- Michael Fitzpatrick … Cast, Congressman
- Jerry Harte … Cast, J.C.A.E. Counsel
- Alan Westbrook … Cast, Reporter
- James Berwick … Cast, Air Force General
- Robert Robinson … Cast, Senator Knowland
- Robert O'Neil … Cast, G.A.C. Committee Member
- Raymond Thompson … Cast, Francis Cotter
- James Waterson … Cast, Peter Oppenheimer
- Elizabeth Giles … Cast, Toni Oppenheimer
- Declan Mulholland … Cast, FBI Agent
- Audrey Hamilton … Cast, Carol Chevalier