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John Adams: Doctor Atomic (2007)

3h 51m · 1 Jun 2007
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The European premiere of the opera by the contemporary American composer John Adams, with libretto by Peter Sellars, in a co-production of the San Francisco Opera (where the work premiered), the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and De Nederlandse Opera. The plot focuses on the great stress and anxiety experienced by those at Los Alamos while the test of the first atomic bomb (the "Trinity" test) was being prepared.

Movie ID53987
GenreDrama, Music
DirectorPeter Sellars
Main castGerald Finley, Jessica Rivera, Eric Owens, Richard Paul Fink, James Maddalena, Thomas Glenn, Jay Hunter Morris, Ellen Rabiner
Release date1 June 2007
Release year2007
LanguageEnglish
Duration231 min (3h 51m)
Rating9.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseDe Nederlandse Opera

Director: Peter Sellars
Writers: Peter Sellars

Top cast

Gerald FinleyJ. Robert Oppenheimer Jessica RiveraKitty Oppenheimer Eric OwensGen. Leslie Groves Richard Paul FinkEdward Teller James MaddalenaJack Hubbard Thomas GlennRobert Wilson Jay Hunter MorrisCapt. James Nolan
Ellen RabinerPasqualita

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