Haunting examination of the dawn of the nuclear age focuses on the dramatic events surrounding the development of the first atomic bomb. Featuring interviews with scientists and soldiers, and rare, archival footage, it provides a gripping profile of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the bomb's principal architect, and offers a penetrating commentary on the nature of scientific inquiry, the Mc Carthy era, and nuclear proliferation.

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DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English

Distributor Notes: The Day After Trinity is a haunting journey through the dawn of the nuclear age, an incisive history of humanity's most dubious achievement and the man behind it--J. Robert Oppenheimer, the principal architect of the atomic bomb. Featuring archival footage and commentary from scientists and soldiers directly involved with the Manhattan Project, this gripping film is a fascinating look at the scope and power of the Nuclear Age.

Source: Image Entertainment, Inc.

Jon Else: American Cinematographer

"...Among the greatest documentaries ever, Jon Else's Oscar-nominated THE DAY AFTER TRINITY conveys a magnificent sense of what developers of the A-bomb thought of the so-called 'device' at the time..."