Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb (2015)

Name: Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2015
Duration: 52 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Hervé Lacroix, Albert Einstein, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler

52m France

Documentary History

Plot

On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union stunned the globe by detonating its first atomic bomb, just four years after the United States. The astonishing speed of this achievement masked a web of espionage. At the heart of this covert operation was Elizabeth Zaroubin, an unconventional female spy whose daring exploits rival the most thrilling spy fiction. Her story reveals the hidden machinations behind the Cold War and the lengths to which nations would go to secure their power. The film uncovers the secrets that changed the course of history.

Cast

Hervé Lacroix Albert Einstein Joseph Stalin Franklin D. Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Pyotr Vasilyevich Zarubin Nikolai Bondarenko Alexandre Adler Nikolai Dolgopolov Patrick Pesnot Alan B. Carr Leó Szilárd Leslie Groves Jon Hunner J. Robert Oppenheimer