Day One (1989)
Day One
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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Brian Dennehy
as Gen. Leslie Groves
as Gen. Leslie Groves
David Strathairn
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Michael Tucker
as Leo Szilard
as Leo Szilard
Hume Cronyn
as James F. Byrnes
as James F. Byrnes
Richard Dysart
as President Harry S. Truman
as President Harry S. Truman
Hal Holbrook
as Gen. George Marshall
as Gen. George Marshall
Barnard Hughes
as Henry Stimson
as Henry Stimson
John McMartin
as Dr. Arthur Compton
as Dr. Arthur Compton
David Ogden Stiers
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anne Twomey
as Kitty Oppenheimer
as Kitty Oppenheimer
Lawrence Dane
as
as
Ron Frazier
as Colonel Pash
as Colonel Pash
Olek Krupa
as Edward Teller
as Edward Teller
Bernie McInerney
as
as
John Pielmeier
as Seth
as Seth
Ken Pogue
as Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gary Reineke
as Groves's Commanding Officer
as Groves's Commanding Officer
Alan Scarfe
as
as
John Seitz
as Ralph A. Bard
as Ralph A. Bard
Tony Shalhoub
as Enrico Fermi
as Enrico Fermi
Ester Spitz
as Trude Weiss
as Trude Weiss
Ron White
as Colonel Nichols
as Colonel Nichols
Stephan Balint
as Eugen Wigner
as Eugen Wigner
Peter Boretski
as Albert Einstein
as Albert Einstein
Patrick Breen
as Richard Feynman
as Richard Feynman
Vlasta Vrana
as Hans Bethe
as Hans Bethe
George Popovich
as Samuel Goudsmit
as Samuel Goudsmit
Lorne Brass
as Klaus Fuchs
as Klaus Fuchs
Michael Sinelnikoff
as Lord Rutherford
as Lord Rutherford
Graham Haley
as Haakon Chevalier
as Haakon Chevalier
Kliment Denchev
as Michael Polanyi
as Michael Polanyi
Diana Fajrajsl
as Ilse Polanyi
as Ilse Polanyi
Timothy Webber
as Colonel Lansdale
as Colonel Lansdale
Harry Strandjofski
as Robert Wilson
as Robert Wilson
Lia Sargent
as Mrs. Wisnovsky
as Mrs. Wisnovsky
David Gow
as Jack Wisnovsky
as Jack Wisnovsky
Michael Farrell
as Shapp
as Shapp
Isabelle Mejias
as Mrs. Trowbridge
as Mrs. Trowbridge
Jonathan Wise
as Robert Serber
as Robert Serber
George R. Robertson
as Ed Condon
as Ed Condon
Dee McCafferty
as William 'Deke' Parsons
as William 'Deke' Parsons
Tom Butler
as Captain DeSilva
as Captain DeSilva
Robert Morelli
as T. O. Jones
as T. O. Jones
Jon Baggaley
as James Tuck
as James Tuck
David Bolt
as Harry Gold
as Harry Gold
David Ferry
as Army Major
as Army Major
Heinar Pillar
as Fleischmann
as Fleischmann
François Klanfer
as Haagen Kistiakowski
as Haagen Kistiakowski
Joel Miller
as George Kistiakowski
as George Kistiakowski
Michael J. Reynolds
as Kenneth Bainbridge
as Kenneth Bainbridge
Ed McGibbon
as William D. Leahy
as William D. Leahy
Nicholas Kilbertus
as Paul Tibbets
as Paul Tibbets
Joe Cazalet
as Air Force Guard
as Air Force Guard
Scott Thomson
as Chemist
as Chemist
Bob Clout
as Alfred MacCormack
as Alfred MacCormack
Roland Hewgill
as Army General
as Army General
Stan Gibbons
as John J. McCloy
as John J. McCloy
Terrence Labrosse
as Allan Dulles
as Allan Dulles
Delise Alison
as London Pedestrian
as London Pedestrian
Alex Guard
as British Jr. Officer
as British Jr. Officer
Philip Spensley
as British Sr. Officer
as British Sr. Officer
Frederick Neumann
as Alexander Sachs
as Alexander Sachs
Norris Domingue
as General Pa Watson
as General Pa Watson
Steve Barry
as Los Alamo Scientist (uncredited)
as Los Alamo Scientist (uncredited)
Arthur Holden
as Scientist (uncredited)
as Scientist (uncredited)
Romano Orzari
as Leo Szilard's Prime Scientist (uncredited)
as Leo Szilard's Prime Scientist (uncredited)
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Josette Perrotta
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
David W. Rintels
Producer
Producer
Kees Van Oostrum
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Jocelyne Bellemare
Makeup Department Head
Makeup Department Head
Ronald J. Rolfe
Assistant Hairstylist
Assistant Hairstylist
David W. Rintels
Teleplay
Teleplay
Aaron Spelling
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Mason Daring
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Debra Karen
Editor
Editor
Guy Lalande
Art Direction
Art Direction
Norman Henry
Production Manager
Production Manager
Serge Morache
Assistant Hairstylist
Assistant Hairstylist
François Sylvestre
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
E. Duke Vincent
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Gillian Chandler
Key Makeup Artist
Key Makeup Artist
Ken Gord
Executive In Charge Of Production
Executive In Charge Of Production
Peter Wyden
Book
Book
Josette Perrotta
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Curtis A. Schnell
Production Design
Production Design
Benjamin Robin
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Normand Bourgie
Third Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Sylvain Arseneault
Third Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Michael A. Williams
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Sean Dwyer
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Joseph Sargent
Director
Director
Renée April
Costume Design
Costume Design
