Season 1
1987 | 3 Episodes
Race For The Bomb
Documentary, Drama, War
France
English- 1 Season (3 Episodes)
- 1987 - 1987
- Ended
This docudrama tells the story of how the atomic bomb came to be built.
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Storyline
A dramatization of the Manhattan Project, which produced the atomic bomb at the close of World War Two. This series follows the development of the project, from Leo Szilard's first conception of the power within the atom, to the power struggles between J. Robert Oppenheimer, the project's science leader, and General Leslie Groves, the project's military commander.
Country: France
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English, French
Release Date: April 15, 1987
Also Known As: Corsa alla bomba, Tuhon avaimetLa course à la bombe, Hora cero: Carrera hacia el holocausto, Race for the Bomb | See more »
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Company Credits
Production Co: Astral Film Enterprises, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Jadran Film, Philippe Dussart, RAI Radiotelevisione ItalianaRonald Cohen Productions, TF1, Téléfilm Canada | See more »
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Awards
Awards & Nominations
Gemini 1987
Nominee
Gemini
Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Nominee
Gemini
Best Music Composition for a Program (Dramatic Underscore)
