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Day One

Joseph Sargent

1989 • 2h 21m

Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nons...

Day One

Cast

Brian Dennehy

Brian DennehyGen. Leslie Groves

David Strathairn

David StrathairnJ. Robert Oppenheimer

Michael Tucker

Michael TuckerLeo Szilard

Hume Cronyn

Hume CronynJames F. Byrnes

Richard Dysart

Richard DysartPresident Harry S. Truman

Hal Holbrook

Hal HolbrookGen. George Marshall

Barnard Hughes

Barnard HughesHenry Stimson

John McMartin

John McMartinDr. Arthur Compton

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden StiersFranklin D. Roosevelt

Anne Twomey

Anne TwomeyKitty Oppenheimer

Lawrence Dane

Ron Frazier

Ron FrazierColonel Pash

Olek Krupa

Olek KrupaEdward Teller

Bernie McInerney

Bernie McInerney

John PielmeierSeth

Crew

David W. Rintels

David W. RintelsTeleplay

Aaron Spelling

Aaron SpellingExecutive Producer

Mason Daring

Mason DaringOriginal Music Composer

Jocelyne Bellemare

Jocelyne BellemareMakeup Department Head

Ken Gord

Ken GordExecutive In Charge Of Production

Joseph Sargent

Joseph SargentDirector

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