Film

Too Near the Sun 1966

49 min TMDB 7.0 Documentary

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.

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Cast

  • Ronald Baddiley as Narrator
  • Robert Beatty as Narrator
  • J. Robert Oppenheimer as self (archive footage)
  • Edward Teller as self (archive footage)
  • George Gamow as self (archive footage)
  • Enrico Fermi as self (archive footage)

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