Watch The Day After Trinity (1981) Online!

This essential, Academy Award–nominated documentary offers an urgent warning from history about the dangers of nuclear warfare via the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the enigmatic physicist and all-around Renaissance man who led the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb that America unleashed on Japan in the final days of World War II. Through extensive interviews and archival footage, THE DAY AFTER TRINITY traces Oppenheimer’s evolution, from architect of one of the most consequential endeavors of the twentieth century to an outspoken opponent of nuclear proliferation who came to deeply regret his role in ushering in the perils of the atomic age.

Directing:
  • Jon Else

Writing:
  • David Webb Peoples
  • Janet Peoples
  • Jon Else

Stars:
Release Date: 1981-01-20
themoviedb icon 7.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 89
Hans Bethe
Hans Bethe
Self
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Self - Narrator (voice)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Opp...
Self (archive footage)
Haakon Chevalier
Haakon Cheval...
Self
Isidor Isaac Rabi
Isidor Isaac...
Self
Robert Serber
Robert Serber
Self
Leslie Groves
Leslie Groves
Self (archive footage)
Frank Oppenheimer
Frank Oppenhe...
Self
Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson
Self
Jon Else
Jon Else
Interviewer
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCart...
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Trum...
Self (archive footage)
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