Race for the Superbomb (1999)
Thomas Ott, 1999
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
Richard Rhodes, 1996
Race for the Superbomb is a documentary directed by Thomas Ott in 1999 and based on the book Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb by Richard Rhodes, first published in 1996. The documentary features David Ogden Stiers, Hans Bethe, Peter Haydu, Curtis LeMay, David McCullough, Richard Rhodes, and others.
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Storyline
Trapped in a cycle of destruction, scientists in the US and Soviet Union are competing to construct the hydrogen bomb. Robert Teller, the creator, justifies the bomb as a means of deterring a Soviet invasion, while Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi view it as a catastrophic weapon of mass destruction. People across the US are bracing for an impending war.
Movie vs Book
Year
1999
Minutes
113
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Race for the Superbomb
Original title: American Experience: Race for the Superbomb
Director: Thomas Ott
Country: USA
Year: 1999
Length: 1h53m
Year
1996
Pages
736
Book Rate
8.34
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Book
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
Author: Richard Rhodes
Country: USA
First published in: 1996
Length: 736 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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