About Day One
- Released on May 12, 1989
Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the bomb is built. As World War II draws to a close, Szilard has second thoughts about atomic weapons, and policy makers debate how and when to use the bomb.
Full Cast of Day One
Brian Dennehy plays Gen. Leslie Groves
David Strathairn plays J. Robert Oppenheimer
Michael Tucker plays Leo Szilard
Hume Cronyn plays James F. Byrnes
Richard Dysart plays President Harry S. Truman
Hal Holbrook plays Gen. George Marshall
Barnard Hughes plays Henry Stimson
John McMartin plays Dr. Arthur Compton
David Ogden Stiers plays Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anne Twomey plays Kitty Oppenheimer
Lawrence Dane
Ron Frazier plays Colonel Pash
Olek Krupa plays Edward Teller
Bernie McInerney
John Pielmeier plays Seth
Ken Pogue plays Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gary Reineke plays Groves's Commanding Officer
Alan Scarfe
John Seitz plays Ralph A. Bard
Tony Shalhoub plays Enrico Fermi
Ester Spitz plays Trude Weiss
Ron White plays Colonel Nichols
Stephan Balint plays Eugen Wigner
Peter Boretski plays Albert Einstein
Patrick Breen plays Richard Feynman
Vlasta Vrana plays Hans Bethe
George Popovich plays Samuel Goudsmit
Lorne Brass plays Klaus Fuchs
Michael Sinelnikoff plays Lord Rutherford
Graham Haley plays Haakon Chevalier
Kliment Denchev plays Michael Polanyi
Diana Fajrajsl plays Ilse Polanyi
Timothy Webber plays Colonel Lansdale
Harry Standjofski plays Robert Wilson
Lia Sargent plays Mrs. Wisnovsky
David Gow plays Jack Wisnovsky
Michael Farrell plays Shapp
Isabelle Mejias plays Mrs. Trowbridge
Jonathan Wise plays Robert Serber
George R. Robertson plays Ed Condon
Dee McCafferty plays William 'Deke' Parsons
Tom Butler plays Captain DeSilva
Robert Morelli plays T. O. Jones
Jon Baggaley plays James Tuck
David Bolt plays Harry Gold
David Ferry plays Army Major
Heinar Pillar plays Fleischmann
François Klanfer plays Haagen Kistiakowski
Joel Miller plays George Kistiakowski
Michael J. Reynolds plays Kenneth Bainbridge
Ed McGibbon plays William D. Leahy
Nicholas Kilbertus plays Paul Tibbets
Joe Cazalet plays Air Force Guard
Scott Thomson plays Chemist
Bob Clout plays Alfred MacCormack
Roland Hewgill plays Army General
Stan Gibbons plays John J. McCloy
Terrence Labrosse plays Allan Dulles
Delise Alison plays London Pedestrian
Alex Guard plays British Jr. Officer
Philip Spensley plays British Sr. Officer
Frederick Neumann plays Alexander Sachs
Norris Domingue plays General Pa Watson
Steve Barry plays Los Alamo Scientist (uncredited)
Arthur Holden plays Scientist (uncredited)
Romano Orzari plays Leo Szilard's Prime Scientist (uncredited)
Crew of Day One
Costume & Make-Up
Directing
Sound
Production
Editing
Camera
Writing
Art
- Brian Dennehy
- David Strathairn
- Michael Tucker
- Hume Cronyn
- Richard Dysart
- Hal Holbrook
- Barnard Hughes
- John McMartin
- David Ogden Stiers
- Anne Twomey
- Lawrence Dane
- Ron Frazier
- Olek Krupa
- Bernie McInerney
- John Pielmeier
- Ken Pogue
- Gary Reineke
- Alan Scarfe
- John Seitz
- Tony Shalhoub
- Ester Spitz
- Ron White
- Stephan Balint
- Peter Boretski
- Patrick Breen
- Vlasta Vrana
- George Popovich
- Lorne Brass
- Michael Sinelnikoff
- Graham Haley
- Kliment Denchev
- Diana Fajrajsl
- Timothy Webber
- Harry Standjofski
- Lia Sargent
- David Gow
- Michael Farrell
- Isabelle Mejias
- Jonathan Wise
- George R. Robertson
- Dee McCafferty
- Tom Butler
- Robert Morelli
- Jon Baggaley
- David Bolt
- David Ferry
- Heinar Pillar
- François Klanfer
- Joel Miller
- Michael J. Reynolds
- Ed McGibbon
- Nicholas Kilbertus
- Joe Cazalet
- Scott Thomson
- Bob Clout
- Roland Hewgill
- Stan Gibbons
- Terrence Labrosse
- Delise Alison
- Alex Guard
- Philip Spensley
- Frederick Neumann
- Norris Domingue
- Steve Barry
- Arthur Holden
- Romano Orzari