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Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic

20131h 32m
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2013

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1h 32m

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"The story behind John Adams's acclaimed opera about the atomic bomb and the historic events that inspired it."

Drawing upon recently declassified documents, archival footage and behind-the-scenes interviews, "Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic'" chronicles the creation of the monumental opera based on the mysterious and paradoxical “father of the atomic bomb,” Dr. Robert Oppenheimer, as his team prepares to detonate the world’s first atomic weapon.

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Aug 7, 2013
Director
Jon Else
Jon Else
Production
Actual Films
Actual Films
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United States of America
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