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To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
Documentary · History · 2023
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
Movie details
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
2023 Documentary · History 1h 28m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.7 / 10
Community rating
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Christopher Cassel
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)
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Ellen Bradbury Reid
Self - Daughter of Los Alamos Scientist
Christopher Nolan
Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer"
Jon Else
Self - Filmmaker, "The Day After Trinity"
Kai Bird
Self - Co-Author, "American Prometheus"
Bill Nye
Self - Science Educator
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Richard Rhodes
Self - Author, "The Making of the Atomic Bomb"
Court is in session
Put To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.