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Award-Winning Film Series

"Oppenheimer"
2024-02-16 12:00:00 2024-02-16 14:30:00 America/New_York Award-Winning Film Series Join us for a film screening of the 2023 award-winning film which is based on the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. Rated R. 2023. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Friday, February 16
12:00pm - 2:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-02-16 12:00:00 2024-02-16 14:30:00 America/New_York Award-Winning Film Series Join us for a film screening of the 2023 award-winning film which is based on the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. Rated R. 2023. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Join us for a film screening of the 2023 award-winning film which is based on the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. Rated R. 2023.

"Oppenheimer"

Oppenheimer is based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film chronicles the career of J. Robert Oppenheimer, with the story predominantly focusing on his studies, his direction of the Manhattan Project during World War II, and his eventual fall from grace due to his 1954 security hearing.

After the viewing, we will spend some time discussing the film and related films suggested for viewing.

Related Films for Discussion: Fail Safe, Dr. Strangelove, The Day the Earth Stood Still

Release Date: July 21, 2023 (US)

Director: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Movies & Film |

TAGS: | nuclear weapon | nuclear physicist | manhattan project | history | atomic bomb |

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