Brian Dennehy
Gen. Leslie Groves
1989•2h 21m•Released•EN
Day One
“This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind.”
Overview
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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Movie Details
Release Date
May 12, 1989
Runtime
2h 21m
Rating
6.2 / 10
Votes
9
Budget
Not available
Revenue
Not available
Status
Released
Popularity
1.8
The Swinging Light
Cast
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David Strathairn
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Michael Tucker
Leo Szilard
Hume Cronyn
James F. Byrnes
Richard Dysart
President Harry S. Truman
Hal Holbrook
Gen. George Marshall
Barnard Hughes
Henry Stimson
John McMartin
Dr. Arthur Compton
David Ogden Stiers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anne Twomey
Kitty Oppenheimer
Lawrence Dane
Ron Frazier
Colonel Pash
The Swinging Light
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