Too Near the Sun
Documentary, first broadcast in 1966, that tells the history of the superbomb, exploring the race by scientists to imitate the nuclear reactions of the sun and build the first thermonuclear weapon. The film reveals how the careers and reputations of some of the scientists involved were seared in the process.
Written by R.W. Reid
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Cast
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Ronald Baddiley Narrator -
Robert Beatty Narrator -
J. Robert Oppenheimer self (archive footage) -
Edward Teller self (archive footage) -
George Gamow self (archive footage) -
Enrico Fermi self (archive footage) -
Hans Bethe self (archive footage) -
King Gustaf V self (archive footage) -
George Thomson self (archive footage) -
C. E. M. Joad self (archive footage) -
Winston Churchill self (archive footage) -
Harry S. Truman self (archive footage)
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2h 47m together
Too Near the Sun
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