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Too Near the Sun

Too Near the Sun

7.0(1)

49m

1966

Released

en

Overview

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.

Release Date

June 9, 1966

Production

BBC

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Cast

29 people

Ronald Baddiley

Ronald Baddiley

Ronald Baddiley

Narrator

Acting

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Narrator

Acting

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

self (archive footage)

Acting

Edward Teller

Edward Teller

Edward Teller

self (archive footage)

Acting

George Gamow

George Gamow

George Gamow

self (archive footage)

Acting

Enrico Fermi

Enrico Fermi

Enrico Fermi

self (archive footage)

Acting

Hans Bethe

Hans Bethe

Hans Bethe

self (archive footage)

Acting

King Gustaf V

King Gustaf V

King Gustaf V

self (archive footage)

Acting

George Thomson

George Thomson

George Thomson

self (archive footage)

Acting

C. E. M. Joad

C. E. M. Joad

C. E. M. Joad

self (archive footage)

Acting

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

self (archive footage)

Acting

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

self (archive footage)

Acting

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