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Too Near the Sun

7/10 1966 4K 49 min
Documentary

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
Top Cast
Ronald Baddiley
Ronald Baddiley
Narrator
Robert Beatty
Robert Beatty
Narrator
J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
self (archive footage)
Edward Teller
Edward Teller
self (archive footage)
George Gamow
George Gamow
self (archive footage)
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi
self (archive footage)
Hans Bethe
Hans Bethe
self (archive footage)
King Gustaf V
King Gustaf V
self (archive footage)
George Thomson
George Thomson
self (archive footage)
C. E. M. Joad
C. E. M. Joad
self (archive footage)

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