End of Innocence (1991): cast, story & where to watch
1991 · Series · ★ 6
Released in 1991, End of Innocence is a drama and war & politics series.
What it’s about. End of Innocence is a two-part television film that focuses on the work of the German Uranium Association during World War II. At Farm Hall in England, the ten German nuclear scientists interned there as part of Operation Epsilon learn of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945. In flashbacks, the development of the German uranium project is recapitulated chronologically from the discovery of nuclear fission by Otto Hahn to the work of Kurt Diebner at the Heereswaffenamt to the experiments of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics under Werner Heisenberg and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker at the Haigerloch research reactor in spring 1945.
Who’s in it. End of Innocence stars Jürgen Hentsch as Werner Heisenberg, Udo Samel as Kurt Diebner, Rolf Hoppe as Otto Hahn and Walter Kreye as Fritz Strassmann, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, End of Innocence has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch End of Innocence page.
If you liked it. Fans of End of Innocence tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch End of Innocence (1991)?
- Streaming, rental and purchase options for End of Innocence change frequently. Check our where-to-watch page for the latest availability in your country.
- Is End of Innocence worth watching?
- End of Innocence holds an audience score of 6.0 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy drama and war & politics. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in End of Innocence?
- End of Innocence stars Jürgen Hentsch, Udo Samel, Rolf Hoppe, Walter Kreye and Fred Düren.
- When was End of Innocence released?
- End of Innocence was released in 1991.