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The Strangest Dream
2008
1 h 29 min
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This is the story of Joseph Rotblat, the only nuclear scientist to leave the Manhattan Project, the U.S. government’s secret program to build the first atomic bomb. His was a decision based on moral grounds. The film retraces the history of nuclear weapons, from the first test in New Mexico, to Hiroshima, where we see survivors of the first atomic attack. Branded a traitor and spy, Rotblat went from designing atomic bombs to researching the medical uses of radiation. Together with Bertrand Russell he helped create the modern peace movement, and eventually won the Nobel Peace Prize. Featuring interviews with …
This is the story of Joseph Rotblat, the only nuclear scientist to leave the Manhattan Project, the U.S. government’s secret program to build the first atomic bomb. His was a decision based on moral grounds.
The film retraces the history of nuclear weapons, from the first test in New Mexico, to Hiroshima, where we see survivors of the first atomic attack. Branded a traitor and spy, Rotblat went from designing atomic bombs to researching the medical uses of radiation. Together with Bertrand Russell he helped create the modern peace movement, and eventually won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Featuring interviews with contemporaries of Rotblat and passionate public figures including Senator Roméo Dallaire, The Strangest Dream demonstrates the renewed threat of nuclear weapons and encourages hope through the example of morally engaged scientists and citizens.
The film retraces the history of nuclear weapons, from the first test in New Mexico, to Hiroshima, where we see survivors of the first atomic attack. Branded a traitor and spy, Rotblat went from designing atomic bombs to researching the medical uses of radiation. Together with Bertrand Russell he helped create the modern peace movement, and eventually won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Featuring interviews with contemporaries of Rotblat and passionate public figures including Senator Roméo Dallaire, The Strangest Dream demonstrates the renewed threat of nuclear weapons and encourages hope through the example of morally engaged scientists and citizens.
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directorEric Bednarski
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producerKent Martin
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writerBarry CowlingEric Bednarski
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narratorMichael Jones
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cinematographyNigel Markham
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sound recordistKent Martin
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editorAngela Baker
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production assistantReina EndoSuridh Hassan
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production supervisorPatsy Coughran
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sound editorAlex Salter
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original musicDavid Christensen
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additional music performanceJenn Grant
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musicianAnne RapsonJennifer JonesShimon WaltDiana TorbertMark AdamDavid Christensen
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consultantPatrick Boyer
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additional cinematographyJerzy Rudzinski
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assistant editorTrevor Schellinck
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archival researchElizabeth KlinckHelen WeissEric Bednarski
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online editorSteve Cook
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on-line editing assistantPhillip Cairns
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narration recordingLorraine Clarke
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re-recordingAllan Scarth
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transcription servicesCandice Desormeaux
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titlesSandra Macdonald
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production coordinatorStephanie CoolenVanessa Larsen
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marketing managerAmy Stewart GallantPhilip Moscovitch
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marketing assistantCandice Desormeaux
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centre administratorJohn William Lutz
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executive producerKent Martin