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Copenhagen

In this television adaptation, the stage play comes to life as two renowned physicists, Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, meet in 1941 Copenhagen.

Michael Frayn's stage play about a 1941 meeting between Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg is adapted into a television film. The meeting between the two physicists takes place during a pivotal time in history, as Heisenberg leads a struggling German research program into nuclear energy, while Bohr remains influential in the community and secretly works with allied agents.

Info about Copenhagen

Studio(s): BBC

Originally Released: United States, Sep 27, 2002

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama, History, War