I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb (1995)
Illuminating stories told by the scientists who actually worked on the Manhattan Project alongside Robert Oppenheimer
A rare view from within, as several of the Manhattan Project scientists, including Hans Berthe, Robert Serber, Edward Teller, Robert Wilson, and more, speak of their experiences on the path to a terrible shared destiny. As their lives and work at Los Alamos are revealed, they relate stories of contradictions and jealousies, and how each came to terms with the atomic era's most immediate consequence: the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Director: Arthur MacCaig
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 56 min
Release Date: January 1, 1995
Cast
- Arthur MacCaig - Self - Narrator (voice)
- Rachel Fermi - Self
- Edward Teller - Self
- Hans Bethe - Self
- Robert Wilson - Self
- Robert Serber - Self
- Robert Christy - Self
- Harold Agnew - Self
- Beverly Agnew - Self
Screenplay
Cinematography: Arlette Girardot
Editing: Dominique Greussay
Production: Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, France 3, Kalamazoo Films Production
Country: France
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb about?
- A rare view from within, as several of the Manhattan Project scientists, including Hans Berthe, Robert Serber, Edward Teller, Robert Wilson, and more, speak of their experiences on the path to a terrible shared destiny. As their lives and work at Los Alamos are revealed, they relate stories of contradictions and jealousies, and how each came to terms with the atomic era's most immediate consequence: the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- Who directed I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb?
- I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb was directed by Arthur MacCaig.
- Who stars in I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb?
- I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb stars Arthur MacCaig, Rachel Fermi, Edward Teller, Hans Bethe, Robert Wilson, Robert Serber.
- How long is I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb?
- I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb has a runtime of 56m (56 minutes).
- What genre is I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb?
- I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb is a Documentary film.
- Where was I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb produced?
- I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb was produced in France.