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Niels Bohr

Ole John, Denmark, 1985

57 min.DK/DocumentaryPortrait films

This is the first international film portrait of the Danish physicist Niels Bohr (1885-1962), one of the greatest pioneers of atomic physics. For many years his institute in Copenhagen was a centre for exploring the mysteries of the atom. The film traces Niels Bohr's life, being based on material selected from archives all over the world. It includes a number of interviews with world-renowned physicists, including John A. Wheeler and Carl F. Weizsäcker, both of whom were close friends of Bohr and his colleagues during the period when the Copenhagen institute was at the height of its fame. The film touches on Bohr's youth, his discussions with Einstein, the critical time during the Second World War in connection with Churchill and the atomic bomb, likewise on Bohr's open letter to the United Nations in which he appealed for close cooperation across all borders in order to prevent further catastrophes.
Basic information Credits
Original title Niels Bohr
Danish title Niels Bohr
Keywords Bohr, Niels, Nuclear physicians, Nuclear research, Quantum theory, Nuclear physics, Nuclear bombs, 1900-1999
Director Ole John
Screenplay Ole John
Director of Photography Tom Elling, Dan Holmberg, Jenö Farkas
Editor Ghita Beckendorff, Niels Pagh Andersen
Sound Kent Allan Beck, Niels Arnt Torp, Peter Witt, Morning Pastorok
Composer Ilja Bergh
Appearance Victor Weisskopf, Carl F. von Weizsäcker, Friedrich Hund, Erik Bohr
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Statens Filmcentral
Technical info 662 meter, 16 mm, color, Sound
Danish theatrical release 02.10.1985
Cinemas Delta
Danish rating Allowed for all
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Companies

Production company Ole John Film
Executive Producer Statens Filmcentral
Commissioned by Udenrigsministeriet, Statens Filmcentral
Domestic distribution Statens Filmcentral

Direction

Direction Ole John

Script

Script Ole John

Production

Production Ole John

Cinematography

Cinematography Tom Elling
Cinematography Dan Holmberg
Cinematography Jenö Farkas

Editing

Editing Ghita Beckendorff
Editing Niels Pagh Andersen

Music

Music Ilja Bergh

Sound

Sound Kent Allan Beck
Sound Niels Arnt Torp
Sound Peter Witt
Sound Morning Pastorok

Appearance

Appearance Victor Weisskopf
Appearance Carl F. von Weizsäcker
Appearance Friedrich Hund
Appearance Erik Bohr
Appearance Margaret Gowing
Appearance John A. Wheeler
Appearance Rudolf Peierls

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