Day One (1989)
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This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind.
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.
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Brian DennehyGen. Leslie Groves
David StrathairnJ. Robert Oppenheimer
Michael TuckerLeo Szilard
Hume CronynJames F. Byrnes
Richard DysartPresident Harry S. Truman
Hal HolbrookGen. George Marshall
Barnard HughesHenry Stimson
John McMartinDr. Arthur Compton
David Ogden StiersFranklin D. Roosevelt
Anne TwomeyKitty OppenheimerRon FrazierColonel Pash
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What is Day One about?
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.
How long is Day One?
Day One has a runtime of 141 minutes.