Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer next to the real life Oppenheimer
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Oppenheimer depicts the life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who aided in the development of the first nuclear weapons during World War II, but the movie doesn't explain when and how he died. The epic biographical thriller drama, directed and written by Christopher Nolan, follows Oppenheimer's life from his studies at the University of Cambridge in the mid-1920s to President Lyndon B.
J. Robert Oppenheimer Died At Age 62 Of Complications From Throat Cancer Oppenheimer Was A Chain Smoker Close Although Oppenheimer's ending doesn't show it, J. Robert Oppenheimer died of throat cancer when he was only 62 years old. He was a chain smoker, who mostly smoked Chesterfields, for most of his life, which ultimately led to his cancer diagnosis a little over a year before his death.
The last shot the audience sees of Oppenheimer in the true story of Oppenheimer is President Lyndon B. Johnson awarding him the Enrico Fermi Award. Given that the ceremony occurred in late 1963, the scientist died four years after the movie's ending. Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan probably had many reasons why he chose to end the film with Oppenheimer receiving the prestigious award instead of his death.
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