Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb
2013•52m•9.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
To historians, physicist Lise Meitner deserves to be placed on a par with Einstein, Heisenberg and Otto Hahn. In the 1930s on the verge of World War II, she led a small group of scientists who discovered that splitting the atomic nucleus of uranium releases enormous energy. This extraordinary film tells the story of a woman who was far ahead of her time as a scientist and a pioneer of feminism.
Director
Wolf von Truchsess
Writer
Wolf von Truchsess
Languages
German, English, Japanese
Studio
Westend Film & TV
Cast
Katherina Lange
Lise Meitner
Estella Hebert
Lise Meitner
Malte Tönissen
Otto Hahn
Marek Gierszał
Officer Muffat
Volker Kühn
Dietrich Hahn
Self
Lore Sexl
Self
Ruth Sime
Self
Charlotte Kerner
Self
Anne Hardy
Self
Martin Trömel
Self
Harald Lesch
Self
Herwig Schopper
Self
Oliver Bange
Self
Michiko Kodama
Self
Production
Company
Westend Film & TV
Company
ZDF
Company
ARTE
Producer
Petra Maier
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