Too Near the Sun (1966)
Documentary, first broadcast in 1966, that tells the history of the superbomb, exploring the race by scientists to imitate the nuclear reactions of the sun and build the first thermonuclear weapon. The film reveals how the careers and reputations of some of the scientists involved were seared in the process.
- Released
- 1966-06-09
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 49 min
- Status
- Released
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Ronald Baddiley as Narrator
- Robert Beatty as Narrator
- J. Robert Oppenheimer as self (archive footage)
- Edward Teller as self (archive footage)
- George Gamow as self (archive footage)
- Enrico Fermi as self (archive footage)
- Hans Bethe as self (archive footage)
- King Gustaf V as self (archive footage)
- George Thomson as self (archive footage)
- C. E. M. Joad as self (archive footage)
- Winston Churchill as self (archive footage)
- Harry S. Truman as self (archive footage)
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