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Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb
9.0 / 10• 2013• 52m•NR• German
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
KL
Katherina Lange
Lise Meitner
LeadEH
Estella Hebert
Lise Meitner
MT
Malte Tönissen
Otto Hahn
MG
Marek Gierszał
Officer Muffat
VK
Volker Kühn
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DH
Dietrich Hahn
Self
LS
Lore Sexl
Self
RS
Ruth Sime
Self
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wolf von Truchsess's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
