CHRISTOPHER NOLAN: Author Behind New Movie “Oppenheimer” on the Scientist’s Legacy | Amanpour & Company.

 

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Christopher Nolan’s epic film "Oppenheimer" lands in cinemas on Friday. It tells the story of the 1945 “Trinity test” in New Mexico, where the world’s first nuclear device was successfully detonated. The screenplay is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography "American Prometheus," written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Bird speaks with Walter Isaacson about the triumph and tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer. Originally aired on July 20, 2023