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Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb
Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb

Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

02 February 2013

Country

Germany

Cast

Katherina Lange

Katherina Lange

Lise Meitner

Estella Hebert

Estella Hebert

Lise Meitner

Malte Tönissen

Malte Tönissen

Otto Hahn

Marek Gierszał

Marek Gierszał

Officer Muffat

Volker Kühn

Volker Kühn

Dietrich Hahn

Dietrich Hahn

Self

Lore Sexl

Lore Sexl

Self

Ruth Sime

Ruth Sime

Self

Charlotte Kerner

Charlotte Kerner

Self

Anne Hardy

Anne Hardy

Self

Martin Trömel

Martin Trömel

Self

Harald Lesch

Harald Lesch

Self

Herwig Schopper

Herwig Schopper

Self

Oliver Bange

Oliver Bange

Self

Michiko Kodama

Michiko Kodama

Self

Terumi Tanaka

Terumi Tanaka

Self

Aimee von Truchsess

Aimee von Truchsess

Lisa Meitner

Bernhard Mühlig

Bernhard Mühlig

Ludwig Boltzmann

Johannes Ernst

Johannes Ernst

Otto Frisch

Thilo Jeckel

Thilo Jeckel

Andrè Elpel

Andrè Elpel

Stefan Knüppel

Stefan Knüppel

Hedwig Mühlig

Hedwig Mühlig

Iain Johnson

Iain Johnson

Jose Bäbler

Jose Bäbler

Philipp Horn

Philipp Horn

Jarno Garbe

Jarno Garbe

Gabriel Jeckel

Gabriel Jeckel

Johanna Wildenauer

Johanna Wildenauer

Leopold Wildenauer

Leopold Wildenauer

Karola Goetz

Karola Goetz

Brigitte Schumacher

Brigitte Schumacher

Kerstin Hehenkamp

Kerstin Hehenkamp

Merete de Kruys

Merete de Kruys

Peter Seaton-Clark

Peter Seaton-Clark

Narrator (voice)

Nicola Seaton-Clark

Nicola Seaton-Clark

Narrator (voice)

Tom Bailey

Tom Bailey

Narrator (voice)

Julia Streich

Julia Streich

Narrator (voice)

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