Miniseries (1980)
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1. Episode 1
1938: Robert Oppenheimer's life is changed by the discovery of nuclear fission and the appearance of Kitty Harrison.
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50min
October 29, 1980
2. Episode 2
1942: America is at war. Oppenheimer is engaged in the race to produce an atomic bomb.
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50min
November 3, 1980
3. Episode 3
1943: Oppenheimer is director of Los Alamos, but his past Communist associations alert the FBI.
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50min
November 12, 1980
4. Episode 4
Summer 1944: Oppenheimer has problems with his staff and the development of the bomb.
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50min
November 19, 1980
5. Episode 5
May 1945: The European war is over but the war with Japan continues. Oppenheimer discusses the use of the almost completed atomic bomb with the secretary of War. His colleagues have misgivings.
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50min
November 27, 1980
6. Episode 6
1949 - The Oppenheimer family becomes a target of the HUAC hearings.
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50min
December 3, 1980
7. Episode 7
December 1953 - Oppenheimer falls foul of the Communist witch hunt.
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50min
December 10, 1980