Oppenheimer(1980)

series - first aired/released 1980-10-29 - audience 6.7

Drama

Directed by Barry Davis

Spanning 1938 to 1953, theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer leads the effort to develop the atom bomb during the Second World War. When revealed, his work initially makes him a hero in the United States, but an ever-changing world soon sees him recast as a security risk.