Independent Lens

Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic' (10x8)

Air date: Dec 16, 2008

This program tells the story of making a grand opera about the birth of the atomic bomb. This behind-the-scenes documentary follows composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars over the course of a year as they work to forge the tale of J. Robert Oppenheimer into a music drama like no other: the strange and beautiful "Doctor Atomic."