Oppenheimer is a 2023 epic biographical thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project—the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons.
Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film chronicles the career of Oppenheimer, with the story predominantly focusing on his studies, his direction of the Manhattan Project during World War II, and his eventual fall from grace due to his 1954 security hearing.
Victims[]
- 1,782 Unnamed Halifax Explosion Victims - Blown up after the cargo ship collides with SS Imo. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Jean Tatlock - Either committed suicide by drowning herself after taking medication and placing her head in her water-filled bathtub or was drowned by several unnamed men. (Fictional Portrayal)
Deaths[]
- Total - 1,783
- 1,782 Victims of Unknown Gender
- 1 Woman
Notes[]
- None of the deaths within the nuclear explosion scene will be counted since they were not real.