Search - The Day After Trinity: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb on DVD

Movie Release: 1980 DVD Release: 05/14/2002 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 29 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 4 Genres: History, Biography, Military & War, Politics & Government

"I have become death," declared nuclear scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer upon first witnessing the terrible power of the atomic bomb. The Oscar-nominated documentary The Day After Trinity uses newsreel footage and recently declassified government film to trace the growth of the Manhattan project under Oppenheimer's guidance. The New Mexico A-bomb tests are shown, as are the aftermaths of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The final scenes detail Oppenheimer's transformation from the "father of the A-bomb" to one of the most tireless opponents of nuclear power. The Day After Trinity received its widest distribution when it was telecast over PBS on April 29, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Jon Else's documentary on the creation of the nuclear bomb, The Day After Trinity, comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but this is still a worthwhile release from Image for any history buff. This disc may also be of use to teachers in a classroom setting. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide