Too Near the Sun
(1966)
June 9, 1966• 0h 49m
70%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Top Billed Cast
RB
Ronald Baddiley
Narrator
RB
Robert Beatty
Narrator
JRO
J. Robert Oppenheimer
self (archive footage)
ET
Edward Teller
self (archive footage)
GG
George Gamow
self (archive footage)
EF
Enrico Fermi
self (archive footage)
HB
Hans Bethe
self (archive footage)
KGV
King Gustaf V
self (archive footage)
GT
George Thomson
self (archive footage)
CEMJ
C. E. M. Joad
self (archive footage)
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