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The Challenger Disaster

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Physicist Richard Feynman (William Hurt) investigates the cause of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster.

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Neil Genzlinger New York Times 11/19/2013
That it succeeds as well as it does can be credited largely to William Hurt, who manages to make the physicist Richard P. Feynman interesting all over again. Go to Full Review Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter 11/18/2013
Credit the Science Channel with figuring out that this story had the kind of smarts and scientific elements at its core to be a great fit and perfect fodder for its foray into scripted material. Go to Full Review Hank Stuever Washington Post 11/18/2013
The film is an appropriately somber and smoothly told account of the Washington politics and cross-agency obfuscation that nearly derailed the commission's investigation into the disaster. Go to Full Review Brad Oswald Winnipeg Free Press 11/25/2013
Most of the credit for The Challenger's success belongs to Hurt, who has made a career of bringing slightly damaged, awkwardly distant but morally grounded characters to life. His portrayal of Feynman hits all the right notes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Bill F 03/03/2024 Excellent film with a convincing performance from William Hurt. See more 07/24/2019 Good, but very cursory. You get something of a feel for the politics and conflicting self-interests, but little of the maths, engineering and science that so desperately need to be better appreciated by a wider audience. Feynman does come over as an impressively clever chap though. See more 06/15/2015 A movie about the committee and people in charge of finding the cause of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster doesn't sound like an enthralling movie...but it is! Very well written and acted, it manages to make an engaging movie about government bureaucracy, and really brings this true story to life! See more 09/23/2014 William Hurt is really amazing in this film. I have not seen him play such a impactful role in a long time and I didn't want this movie to end. From the start to the finish this is a movie that will engage you and keep you involved. Loved it! See more 08/03/2014 Tämä oli aika hyvä. Tavallaan dramatisoitu dokumentti. See more 07/31/2014 No surprise at the lengths these powerful organisations will go to cover things up. Absolutely disgusting and fortunately there are people out there who don't give up fighting for the truth to come out. See more Read all reviews
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James Hawes

Director

William Hurt

Richard Feynman

Bruce Greenwood

General Kutyna

Joanne Whalley

Gweneth Feynman

Brian Dennehy

Rogers

Kevin R. McNally

Mulloy

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The Challenger Disaster

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Movie Info

Synopsis Physicist Richard Feynman (William Hurt) investigates the cause of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster.
Director
James Hawes
Screenwriter
Kate Gartside
Production Co
BBC Films
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 8, 2015
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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