John Adams: Doctor Atomic
2007 · 231 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 40 VOTES · DIR. Peter Sellars
Overview
The European premiere of the opera by the contemporary American composer John Adams, with libretto by Peter Sellars, in a co-production of the San Francisco Opera (where the work premiered), the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and De Nederlandse Opera. The plot focuses on the great stress and anxiety experienced by those at Los Alamos while the test of the first atomic bomb (the "Trinity" test) was being prepared.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,110 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:26 We believed that
00:08:25 Working for the safety
00:13:11 We are bedeviled by faulty detonators
00:16:43 In this matter
00:20:11 That in this war the United States
00:24:03 It's hard to stop and think
00:28:33 That we cannot give the Japanese
00:35:27 And you should raise your head
00:43:19 I see the infinity
00:51:07 The weather is whimsical
00:56:04 Good weather for the test?
01:00:00 For the agonies that result
01:04:18 The main problem is the weather
01:15:08 And bend Your force
01:25:57 Shining, shining
01:37:20 In the north the cloud-flower blossoms
01:45:13 A long, slow fall
01:52:45 Doctor Teller
01:58:21 My revised figures
02:06:19 The whole of his demonic retinue has returned
02:13:37 Which contains all human spirit
02:19:51 Terrible with fangs
02:28:35 And which I am tasting
02:47:31 I cannot find my husband
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,110
Dialogue density4.8 lines / min
First line00:03:26
Final line02:47:31
Production Record
DirectorPeter Sellars
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes40