Too Near the Sun
June 9, 1966
49 min
✓ Released 22024 days ago
Documentary
7.0
User Score
1 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Runtime: 49 min
Top Cast
Ronald Baddiley
Narrator
Robert Beatty
Narrator
J. Robert Oppenheimer
self (archive footage)
Edward Teller
self (archive footage)
George Gamow
self (archive footage)
Enrico Fermi
self (archive footage)
Hans Bethe
self (archive footage)
King Gustaf V
self (archive footage)
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