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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0883929017904 Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: BBC Warner Languages: Manufacturer: BBC Warner MPN: 1000038455 Number Of Items: 3 Publisher: BBC Warner Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 23, 2008 Running Time: 420 minutes Studio: BBC Warner Theatrical Release Date: 1980 Editorial Review: Product Description: Sam Waterston stars in this BAFTA award-winning seven-part serial drama that delves into the enigma that was J. Robert Oppenheimer the American physicist often referred to as "the father of the atomic bomb." This gripping dramatization explores at length the extraordinary complexity of the scientist's thinking and the dilemma he faced. Within years he was declared a security risk by the American government only to be awarded with the highest honor in his field by a subsequent presidency. Were the Americans trying to placate an uneasy conscience?System Requirements:Running Time: 420 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/BBC Rating: NR UPC: 883929017904 Manufacturer No: 1000038455 Average Rating:
 Rating: - Oppenheimer by Sam WaterstonI found the movie very exciting. It involved a combination of scientific, political and emotional factors that were portrayed in a realistic manner during the years of the atomic bomb development. The backlash of special interests was portrayed toward the end of the movie when his opponents conjured up a scheme to undermine his loyalty to the United States because of a technical error on his part. He opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb. These hearings occured during the post ... Read More Rating: - A DVD Worth Waiting ForIt certainly took long enough to get this wonderful program on DVD, but it was worth waiting for. The casting of Sam Waterston in the miniseries was brilliant, and his performance was the best I've ever seen him give. The supporting cast of mostly unknowns added to the performance quality. This DVD is one of the top five in my collection. Rating: - Thank you!I am a chemistry teacher and have been wanting to show this series to my classes FOR YEARS. Finally, I can. It gives wonderful insight into the minds, egos, politics and brilliance of the men and women at Los Alamos. Sam Waterston does a hell of a job as the mercurial Oppenheimer. The story also gives insight into the strained relationship between the military and the civilian scientists imprisoned on a mesa in New Mexico. Great history, great physics, great stuff!! Rating: - The Wait Was Definitely Worth ItThe first time I saw this miniseries was so long ago that I recorded it on beta tape. When the beta machine finally was on its last leg I transfered it to VHS at an appreciable loss of video quality. For years I looked for a release on DVD and finally got on the wait list here at Amazon a couple of years back. Well, the wait was finally over and it was well worth waiting for. I have the book Oppenheimner and the miniseries follows it nicely. The acting is excellent, the settings are very well done ... Read More Rating: - Marvelous series about a maligned geniusA great, detailed and fascinating retelling of how a maligned genius was able to lead and focus some of the greatest applied physicists into building two completely different atomic bombs. Oppenheimer is sometimes dismissed by some circles as not really the father of the atomic bomb. Surely, there were others in the group of scientists who were higher order of geniuses (David Bohm, Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner, Otto Frisch, Rudolf Peierls, Felix Bloch, Niels Bohr, Emilio Segre, James Franck, Enrico Fermi, ... Read More |
