Season 1
1980 | 7 Episodes
Oppenheimer
Biography, Drama, War, History
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
United Kingdom
English- 1 Season (7 Episodes)
- 1980 - 1980
- Ended
Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s.
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Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s because of his increasing ambivalence about the effect of his life's work.
Country: United Kingdom
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 1980
Also Known As: Oppenheimer, J. Robert Oppenheimer - AtomphysikerОппенгеймер | See more »
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Company Credits
Production Co: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), WGBH
Seasons & Episodes
Awards
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BAFTA TV Award 1981
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BAFTA TV Award
Best Drama Series/Serial
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Best Actor
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Best Television Lighting
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Best Film Editor
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Best Television Cameraman
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Best Original Television Music
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BAFTA TV Award
Best Film Sound
Primetime Emmy 1982
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Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Limited Series
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Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special
