Race for the Superbomb
Brief Synopsis
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At the dawn of the Cold War, the United States initiated a top-secret program in New Mexico to build a weapon even more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. A world away, the Soviet Union began a similar effort. A web of spies and scientists, intrigue and deception marked the race to dev
Cast & Crew
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Thomas Ott
Director
David Ogden Stiers
Narrator
Edward Teller
David Mccullough
David Allen
On-Line Editor
Michael Bacon
Theme Music
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (01/11/99), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
At the dawn of the Cold War, the United States initiated a top-secret program in New Mexico to build a weapon even more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. A world away, the Soviet Union began a similar effort. A web of spies and scientists, intrigue and deception marked the race to develop the hydrogen bomb.
Director
Thomas Ott
Director
Crew
David Allen
On-Line Editor
Michael Bacon
Theme Music
Maureen Barden
Post-Production Coordinator
Alison Bassett
Production Manager
Angelica Allende Brisk
Assistant Editor
Frank Capria
Assistant Editor
Joy Conley
Researcher
Judy Crichton
Executive Consultant
Brian Dowley
Camera
Margaret Drain
Executive Producer
Chris Eichman
Gaffer
Jon Else
Camera
John Lewis Gaddis
Advisor
S James Gates Jr
Advisor
Spencer Gentry
On-Line Editor
German A Goncharov
Advisor
Sharon Grimberg
Associate Producer
Diane Hamilton
Researcher
David Holloway
Advisor
Alison Kennedy
Other
Charles Kuskin
Theme Music
Christine Larson
Unit Manager
Larry Lecain
Field Producer
Ellie Lee
Animator
Bruce Lewis
Gaffer
Maeryl Loonin
Researcher
Bob Macausland
Field Producer
Doug Martin
On-Line Editor
Greg Mccleary
Sound Mixer
Mary Mcgowan
Researcher
Susan Mottau
Line Producer
Chas Norton
Field Producer
Masha Oleneva
Researcher
John Osborne
Sound
Thomas Ott
Writer
Thomas Ott
Producer
Chris Pullman
Other
Peter Rhodes
Editor
Mark Samels
Producer
Ira Spiegel
Sound Editor
Mark Steele
On-Line Editor
Joseph Tovares
Editor
Mark Van Der Willigen
Sound
Michael Whalen
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (01/11/99), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
