Day One

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

Duration: 141 min

Release date: 1989-05-12

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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.

History Drama TV Movie

Day One

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as Gen. Leslie Groves

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

as James F. Byrnes

as President Harry S. Truman

as Gen. George Marshall

as Henry Stimson

as Dr. Arthur Compton

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Kitty Oppenheimer

as Colonel Pash

as Edward Teller

Bernie McInerney

Bernie McInerney

as Dwight D. Eisenhower

as Groves's Commanding Officer

as Ralph A. Bard

as Enrico Fermi

as Colonel Nichols

as Eugen Wigner

as Albert Einstein

as Richard Feynman

George Popovich

George Popovich

as Samuel Goudsmit

Michael Sinelnikoff

Michael Sinelnikoff

as Lord Rutherford

as Haakon Chevalier

Kliment Denchev

Kliment Denchev

as Michael Polanyi

as Ilse Polanyi

as Colonel Lansdale

Harry Standjofski

Harry Standjofski

as Robert Wilson

as Mrs. Wisnovsky

as Jack Wisnovsky

Michael Farrell

Michael Farrell

Isabelle Mejias

Isabelle Mejias

as Mrs. Trowbridge

as Robert Serber

George R. Robertson

George R. Robertson

as William 'Deke' Parsons

as Captain DeSilva

François Klanfer

François Klanfer

as Haagen Kistiakowski

as George Kistiakowski

Michael J. Reynolds

Michael J. Reynolds

as Kenneth Bainbridge

as William D. Leahy

Nicholas Kilbertus

Nicholas Kilbertus

as Paul Tibbets

as Air Force Guard

as Alfred MacCormack

as Army General

as John J. McCloy

Terrence Labrosse

Terrence Labrosse

as Allan Dulles

as London Pedestrian

as British Jr. Officer

Philip Spensley

Philip Spensley

as British Sr. Officer

Frederick Neumann

Frederick Neumann

as Alexander Sachs

Norris Domingue

Norris Domingue

as General Pa Watson

as Los Alamo Scientist (uncredited)

as Scientist (uncredited)

as Leo Szilard's Prime Scientist (uncredited)

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Josette Perrotta

Josette Perrotta

Associate Producer

David W. Rintels

David W. Rintels

Kees Van Oostrum

Kees Van Oostrum

Director of Photography

Jocelyne Bellemare

Jocelyne Bellemare

Makeup Department Head

Ronald J. Rolfe

Ronald J. Rolfe

Assistant Hairstylist

David W. Rintels

David W. Rintels

Executive Producer

Original Music Composer

Production Manager

Assistant Hairstylist

François Sylvestre

François Sylvestre

E. Duke Vincent

E. Duke Vincent

Executive Producer

Gillian Chandler

Gillian Chandler

Key Makeup Artist

Executive In Charge Of Production

Josette Perrotta

Josette Perrotta

Unit Production Manager

Curtis A. Schnell

Curtis A. Schnell

Production Design

Normand Bourgie

Normand Bourgie

Third Assistant Director

Sylvain Arseneault

Sylvain Arseneault

Third Assistant Director

Michael A. Williams

Michael A. Williams

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

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