The Atom: A Love Affair
Synopsis
Covering seven eventful decades and focusing particularly on events in the US, UK, France and Germany, the film reveals how the 1950s romantic fantasy of an atom-powered future developed into the stormy, on-off relationship whose drama continues to play out to this day.
It's a story of deeply felt convictions, political manoeuvering, blunders, crisis and reinvention. And it's told, as far as possible, firsthand, by the politicians, campaigners, scientists, engineers and executives directly involved in the fluctuating fortunes of the 'peaceful atom’.
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 91 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Vicki Lesley 1st Feature
- Producer
- Vicki Lesley
- Executive Producer
- Christopher Hird
- Editor
- Phil Reynolds
- Screenwriter
- Vicki Lesley
- Director of Photography
- Michael Timney, Owen Scurfield
- Sound
- Ian Maclagan
- Composer
- Paul Honey
- Archive Producer UK
- Karen Walsh
- Archive Producer Germany
- Kristoffer Born
- Narrated by
- Lily Cole
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Dartmouth Films
Matt HirdWest Wing, Somerset House
Strand, London
WC2R 1LA
Sales Company
Dartmouth Films
Matt HirdWest Wing, Somerset House
Strand, London
WC2R 1LA
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