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Programme Information

As the Second World War rages, the US government put together a task force to harness atomic power and create the ultimate weapon in this two part film.

Alternative title(s):

Day One: The Shadowmaker

Keywords:

Drama, War, Historical, History, Based-on-True-Story, Nuclear, World War, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, WW2, World War 2

Additional Information:

(1989) (Made for TV) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Brian Dennehy	.... Gen. Leslie Groves
David Strathairn	.... J. Robert Oppenheimer
Michael Tucker	.... Leo Szilard
Hume Cronyn	.... James F. Byrnes
Richard A. Dysart	.... President Harry S. Truman
Hal Holbrook	.... Gen. George Marshall

Supporting Cast:

Barnard Hughes	.... Secretary Stimpson
John McMartin	.... Dr. Arthur Compton
David Ogden-Stiers	.... President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anne Twomey	.... Kitty Oppenheimer
Lawrence Dane
Ron Frazier	.... Colonel Pash
Olek Krupa	.... Edward Teller
Bernie McInerney
John Pielmeier	.... Seth

Directors:

Joseph Sargent

Writers:

Peter Wyden
David W. Rintels