Day One

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Brian Dennehy

Gen. Leslie Groves

Age : 81 | Popularity : 23%

David Strathairn

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Age : 75 | Popularity : 26%

Michael Tucker

Leo Szilard

Age : 79 | Popularity : 7%

Hume Cronyn

James F. Byrnes

Age : 91 | Popularity : 9%

Richard Dysart

President Harry S. Truman

Age : 86 | Popularity : 6%

Hal Holbrook

Gen. George Marshall

Age : 95 | Popularity : 13%

Barnard Hughes

Henry Stimson

Age : 90 | Popularity : 8%

John McMartin

Dr. Arthur Compton

Age : 94 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Renée April
	Hairstylist	Benjamin Robin
	Makeup Department Head	Jocelyne Bellemare
	Assistant Hairstylist	Ronald J. Rolfe Serge Morache
	Key Makeup Artist	Gillian Chandler
Directing	Director	Joseph Sargent
	Third Assistant Director	Sylvain Arseneault Normand Bourgie
	Second Assistant Director	Sean Dwyer
	First Assistant Director	Michael A. Williams
Sound	Original Music Composer	Mason Daring
Production	Executive Producer	Aaron Spelling E. Duke Vincent
	Producer	David W. Rintels
	Executive In Charge Of Production	Ken Gord
	Unit Production Manager	Josette Perrotta
	Associate Producer	Josette Perrotta
	Unit Manager	François Sylvestre
	Production Manager	Norman Henry
Editing	Editor	Debra Karen
Camera	Director of Photography	Kees Van Oostrum
Writing	Teleplay	David W. Rintels
	Book	Peter Wyden
Art	Art Direction	Guy Lalande
	Production Design	Curtis A. Schnell
Department	Role	Name

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