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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0054961981090
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: ACORN MEDIA
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: ACORN MEDIA
MPN: ACRDAMP9810D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: ACORN MEDIA
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Running Time: 140 minutes
Studio: ACORN MEDIA
Theatrical Release Date: March 05, 1989
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Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 11/13/2007 Run time: 140 minutes Rating: Nr
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The history of the atomic bomb--its conception, creation, and deployment--gets an impressively complex yet propulsive treatment in this compelling docudrama. Day One balances human drama, scientific history, and political machinations with uncommon skill and considerable smarts. From the moment that General Groves (Brian Dennehy, Presumed Innocent) is appointed to drive the Manhattan Project, the movie has a driving force; Dennehy presents a brusk and demanding man who never questions whether he is right or wrong. In contrast comes J. Robert Oppenheimer (David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck), a fundamentally decent man whose conflicts about the consequences of the atomic bomb eat at him--Strathairn captures Oppenheimer's qualms even as his will to succeed drives him forward. Day One cunningly juxtaposes political meetings with scientific discussions, subtly comparing different paths of thought. The compressed script distills enormous debates without simplifying them and--even more striking--making the discussions feel like actual conversation, with irrational and expedient factors as significant as the weighty ideas. The story builds to considerable tension as the bomb is tested and, with highly debatable justification, used on a civilian population. Day One presents history at a breakneck pace, using human detail to keep the broad sweep of events grounded, without losing sight of that big picture. Rarely have momentous decisions been so well interlaced with human fallibility. Also featuring Tony Shalhoub (Monk), Michael Tucker (L.A. Law), and a powerhouse supporting cast of old-school character actors like Hume Cronyn, Barnard Hughes, and Hal Holbrook. --Bret Fetzer
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Imagine changing the world and the balance of power in that world forever. Imagine unleashing the power of God on the world. Imagine you helped create an arms race between two superpowers that could spell the end of civilization as we know it. Imagine you did all these things and you would be imagining that you J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Released the same year as Roland Joffe's "Fat Man and Little Boy" but as a TV movie, "Day One" is the better film that more accurately captures the conflicts, ... Read More
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I have most of the popular written and video publications on the advent of our nuclear weapon program. I would rate "Hiroshima" as the number one video docudrama, and this film a close second. It clearly eclipses the more available "Fat Man and Little Boy" in its authenticity. Dennehy's protrayal of Groves is highly credible based on the general's reputation, as is Strathairn's Oppenheimer. Highly recommended for student's of this interesting era of American military history.
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"Day One" is the story of the development of the atomic bomb by the United States. Brian Dennehy is tremendous in his role as General Groves, the military commander of the project. Too often, Hollywood depicts General Groves as a warmongering buffoon, which he was not. Dennehy gets Groves just right, as the can-do, highly intelligent, and determined military commander of the Manhattan Project. Michael Tucker is very good as Leo Szilard. In fact, one of the things that this storyline does very well is ... Read More
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I also agree with all the insights of the positive reviews to DAY ONE. One point I'd like to emphasize is the point the movie makes of the role of Leo Szilard, played by very well by Michael Tucker.
No other film on the Bomb really captures the whole history, or identifies the significance of the event to the history of science. Szilard represents the need of science to be open and devoted to collaboration. The film shows how vital scientists like Szilard are to real inquiry. And the flim ... Read More
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I loved this miniseries when it originally aired. When my daughter had to do a research paper on the topic, I jumped on the opportunity to see it again, and bought it for her to watch as well. There is no better portrayal that tells the story so completely and compellingly. For an amazing book on the subject, definitely read the Pulitzer Prize winning "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" by Richard Rhodes. An incredible book. But for a movie version, you can't beat Day One.
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