Day One

Day One

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  • Genre(s): History, Drama, TV Movie
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Joseph Sargent, Sylvain Arseneault, Michael A. Williams, Sean Dwyer, Normand Bourgie See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Brian Dennehy, David Strathairn, Michael Tucker, Hume Cronyn, Richard Dysart See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 2h 21min
  • Music: Mason Daring
  • Award(s): Primetime Emmy 1989 (Won) Awards List
  • Similar To: Oslo, Bad Education
  • Story:
    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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STORY

Story
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.

AWARDS

Won
Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding DramaComedy Special | 1989 | David W.

Artios Award

Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week | 1989 | Marsha

Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing Television MiniSeries Effects Foley | 1989 | Yuri

Best Sound Editing Television MiniSeries Sound Effects Foley | 1989 | Rob

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

John Houseman was originally cast to play Dr Compton but had to back out because of illness and died a few months later.

At the time this film was made, Michael Tucker and Richard Dysart were well-known for their roles in L.A. Law (1986).

Hume Cronyn, who plays James F. Byrnes in this film, previously played Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer in The Beginning or the End (1947).

Popular Dialogues

"[before the Trinity test, to Oppenheimer] Gen. Leslie Groves: Robert - don't you ever worry the war will be over before the bomb is ready to drop?"

"[University of Chicago December 2 1942 - the first controlled chain reaction in an atomic pile] Leo Szilard: This day will go down in history as a black mark against mankind."

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