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Chronicle of our country's most important secret during World War II, the Manhattan Project.
Original Release
03/05/1989
US Release
03/05/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Brian Dennehy | Gen. Leslie Groves |
| David Strathairn | J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| Michael Tucker | Leo Szilard |
| Hume Cronyn | James F. Byrnes |
| Richard Dysart | President Harry S. Truman |
| Hal Holbrook | Gen. George Marshall |
| Barnard Hughes | Henry Stimson / Secretary of War Henry Stimson |
| John McMartin | Dr. Arthur Compton |
| David Ogden Stiers | Franklin D. Roosevelt / President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Anne Twomey | Kitty Oppenheimer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Brian Dennehy | Gen. Leslie Groves |
| David Strathairn | J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| Michael Tucker | Leo Szilard |
| Hume Cronyn | James F. Byrnes |
| Richard Dysart | President Harry S. Truman |
| Hal Holbrook | Gen. George Marshall |
| Barnard Hughes | Henry Stimson / Secretary of War Henry Stimson |
| John McMartin | Dr. Arthur Compton |
| David Ogden Stiers | Franklin D. Roosevelt / President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Anne Twomey | Kitty Oppenheimer |
| Lawrence Dane | |
| Ron Frazier | Colonel Pash |
| Olek Krupa | Edward Teller |
| Bernie McInerney | |
| John Pielmeier | Seth |
| Ken Pogue | Dwight D. Eisenhower / Groves's Commanding Officer |
| Gary Reineke | Groves's Commanding Officer / Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Alan Scarfe | |
| John Seitz | Ralph A. Bard / Under Secretary of the Navy Ralph A. Bard |
| Tony Shalhoub | Enrico Fermi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Aaron Spelling | Executive Producer |
| E. Duke Vincent | Executive Producer |
| David W. Rintels | Producer |
| Josette Perrotta | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special | Won |
