Name: Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-07-15
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Alex Zane, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr.

Ever wondered how Nolan convinced a studio to let him nuke a desert for real?

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Ever wondered how Nolan convinced a studio to let him nuke a desert for real?

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Overview

Documentary

A look behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" about an American scientist and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

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Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

They really did the Trinity test without CGI, and here's how.

Acting

Cillian Murphy's haunted eyes explained by Cillian Murphy himself.

Best for:Solo·Streaming

ReleasedJul 15, 2023

Runtime25m

StatusReleased

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Top Cast

Alex Zane

Self - Film Journalist

Christopher Nolan

Self - Director / Writer / Producer

Cillian Murphy

Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer

Emily Blunt

Self - Kitty Oppenheimer

Robert Downey Jr.

Self - Lewis Strauss

Florence Pugh

Self - Jean Tatlock

Matt Damon

Self - Leslie Groves Jr.

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This short doc originally premiered on YouTube as promotional material, not as a traditional 'making-of' featurette.

Insight

Nolan reveals he shot the Trinity sequence in IMAX 65mm before principal photography, essentially betting the entire film's credibility on one weekend in New Mexico.

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