Race for the Bomb (1987)
Synopsis
A dramatization of the human, scientific and historical aspects leading to the development of the first atomic bomb.
First Air Date: 1987-02-01
Last Air Date: 1987-02-03
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 3
Networks: CBC Television
Top Cast
- Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović as Edward Teller
- Jean-Paul Muel as Leo Szilard
- Pier Paolo Capponi as Enrico Fermi
- Michael Ironside as Werner Heisenberg
- Tom Rack as Robert Oppenheimer
- Maury Chaykin as Général Leslie Groves
- Leslie Nielsen as Lewis Strauss
- Denis Manuel as Albert Einstein
- Maud Rayer as Lise Meitner
- Jacques Perrin as Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Seasons
Season 1 (1987)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Episode 1
Two Hungarian-Jewish scientist, Leo Szilard and Edward Teller, flee to America after the Nazis take control of Germany, and convice the US government to launch its own atomic project in an effort to prevail over the Germans.
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Ep. 2: Episode 2
With Germany losing the war andrealizing the potential destructive capabilities of the atomic bomb, the scientists attempt to halt its development xhixh no longer seems vital. The US government opposes their views. Research continues and the first bomb is tested in the Nevada desert.
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Ep. 3: Episode 3
When the bomb is dropped over Hiroshima, Leo Szilard continues his anti-nuclear campaign while Edward Telle resumes his research, believing he can end war forever. After learning that Russians have developed a transportable H-Bomb first, the FBI initiates an investigation of the Atomic Energy Commission.
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