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Einstein and the Bomb

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Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama chronicles what happened after the scientist fled Nazi Germany and dives into the mind of this tortured genius.
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Chris Vognar Rolling Stone 02/19/2024
Packs a wallop in detailing how the man widely considered the father of atomic energy came to influence the innovations of the Manhattan Project, and how he lived to regret it. Go to Full Review
John Anderson Wall Street Journal 02/17/2024
A moving and even poetic mixed-media meditation on Albert Einstein... Go to Full Review
Jen Shieff New Zealand Herald Jan 9
3.5/5
It’s a fascinating story. Go to Full Review
Archi Sengupta LeisureByte.com 07/04/2024
4/5
This thrilling exploration of several topics surrounding Einstein will leave anyone and everyone in awe. Go to Full Review
Emiliano Basile EscribiendoCine 02/29/2024
7/10
While it has a TV movie production level, it cleverly takes archival material to deliver an entertaining fiction, somewhat telenovela-like, that helps paint the war climate scientists experienced at that time. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Pablo O. Scholz Clarín 02/27/2024
3/4
There is no need to worry because everything is quite explained, and even some phrases are reiterated throughout the film. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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KerryWhite's S @KerryWhite77 Dec 31 Rating: 7/10. 70/100 See more Doug B 06/06/2024 Fairly interesting story of Einstein's relocation to England and eventually to the USA against the backdrop of the increasing horror of the uprising of Hitler's Germany. Einstein's involvement in the bomb is only briefly touched on and you are left wondering what the point of the film was. The actor in the lead doesn't suit the part and his poor makeup is a constant distraction. See more Alejandro E @Alex970 04/12/2024 The lesser known side of Albert Einstein; It is not only the reason why he fled Germany, and where he got the inspiration for his studies on relativity, it is the approximate truth of whether or not he had anything to do with the construction of the atomic bomb. The follow-up, far from being tedious, turns out to be absorbing, even for those who do not like documentaries. See more T F 03/20/2024 I'd have preferred something more factual and less lecturing. See more Ask B 03/08/2024 The trailer was enticing, the movie a great disappointment. Mostly repetitions of the same quotes with empty melodramatic filling. Provocatively bad. See more Steve L 03/07/2024 I have admired Albert Einstein and his accomplishments my entire life and I was really looking forward to this Netflix documentary. I was hoping to learn more about Albert einstein, his life, and of course His Brilliant discoveries. Unfortunately, what this documentary delivered was a series of political lectures pertaining to the early 20th century in conjunction with what I thought were very awkward dramatic reenactment. Finally, Einstein's many breakthroughs in mathematics and physics were glossed over so lightly that you might think he was more of a political figure after watching this, which he was not. Finally the title itself reveals how misguided this documentary is. It focuses on something that Einstein had very little to do with (the creation of the atomic bomb) while all but ignoring some of his greatest accomplishments which were in physics, mathematics and cosmology. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama chronicles what happened after the scientist fled Nazi Germany and dives into the mind of this tortured genius.
Director
Anthony Philipson
Producer
Anne Mensah
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
BBC Studios
Genre
Drama, History, Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 16, 2024
Runtime
1h 16m
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