Too Near the Sun
70%
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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.
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Too Near the Sun Cast
Ronald BaddileyNarrator
Robert BeattyNarrator
J. Robert Oppenheimerself (archive footage)
Edward Tellerself (archive footage)
George Gamowself (archive footage)
Enrico Fermiself (archive footage)
Hans Betheself (archive footage)
King Gustaf Vself (archive footage)
George Thomsonself (archive footage)
C. E. M. Joadself (archive footage)
Winston Churchillself (archive footage)
Harry S. Trumanself (archive footage)
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