Citizen Kurchatov: Stalin's Bomb Maker
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary about Igor Vasilevich Kurchatov, who reigned over a nuclear weapons empire of scientists, technicians and installations that stretched across the expanse of Stalin's Soviet Union. The program examines how he became driven to build the atomic bomb -- only to later question its existence.
Cast & Crew
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Brian Kaufman
Director
Mikhail Romanovsky
Ted O'brien
Narrator
Paul Josephson
Richard Rhodes
Victor Madeev
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary about Igor Vasilevich Kurchatov, who reigned over a nuclear weapons empire of scientists, technicians and installations that stretched across the expanse of Stalin's Soviet Union. The program examines how he became driven to build the atomic bomb -- only to later question its existence.
Director
Brian Kaufman
Director
Cast
Mikhail Romanovsky
Ted O'brien
Narrator
Paul Josephson
Richard Rhodes
Victor Madeev
Roald Sagdeev
Vladislav Zubok
Loren Graham
David Holloway
Yuri Sokolov
Anna Kapitsa
Crew
David Allen
On-Line Editor
Alexander Berlin
Stock Footage
Cheryl Cooper
Music
Freeman Dyson
Advisor
Tatyana Gassell
Interpreter
Jim Gilchrist
Sound
Gennady Gorelik
Advisor
Loren Graham
Advisor
Hande Gumuskemer
Associate Producer
Gary Henoch
Camera
David Holloway
Advisor
Peter Howell
Music
Pierre Huberson
Sound Mixer
Tim Hughes
Stock Footage
Vida Johnson
Advisor
Brian Kaufman
Editor
Brian Kaufman
Co-Executive Producer
Brian Kaufman
Writer
Brian Kaufman
Producer
James Konicek
Stock Footage
Johanna Kovitz
Assistant Producer
Susannah Lee
Assistant Producer
Valentina Levina
Interpreter
Alexander Livezgant
Interpreter
Robert Maerz
Sound
Mikhail Mallarik
Sound
Vladimir Merkulov
Camera
Masha Olevena
Stock Footage
Glen Percy
Camera
Alexandr Pokidov
Interpreter
Ethan Pollock
Associate Producer
Salvatore Raciti
Animator
Juan Rodriguez
Sound
Vladimir Savitsky
Sound
Valeri Shaptanov
Camera
Martin Sherwin
Co-Executive Producer
Robert Tucker
Advisor
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
