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Day One

This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind.

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Day One — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • May 12, 1989
  • Runtime
  • 141 min
  • Genres
  • History, Drama, TV Movie
  • Director
  • Joseph Sargent

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Day One — Cast

Brian Dennehy photo Brian Dennehy Gen. Leslie Groves David Strathairn photo David Strathairn J. Robert Oppenheimer Michael Tucker photo Michael Tucker Leo Szilard Hume Cronyn photo Hume Cronyn James F. Byrnes Richard Dysart photo Richard Dysart President Harry S. Truman Hal Holbrook photo Hal Holbrook Gen. George Marshall Barnard Hughes photo Barnard Hughes Henry Stimson John McMartin photo John McMartin Dr. Arthur Compton

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