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Then would it be fair to say that this meant that by 1942your husband had not stoppedhaving anything to do with the Communist PartyYou don't have to answer that yes or noYou can answer that any way
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Oppenheimer

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Roger Robb:Would it be fair to say that this meant that by 1942 he had not stopped having anything to do with the Communist Party? You don't have to answer that yes or no. You can answer any way you wish.Kitty Oppenheimer:I know that. Thank you. But the question isn't properly phrased.Roger Robb:Do you understand what I am trying to get at?Kitty Oppenheimer:Yes, I do.Roger Robb:Why don't you answer it that way?Kitty Oppenheimer:I don't like the phrase 'having anything to do with the Communist Party' because Robert never had anything to do with the Communist Party as such. I know he gave money for Spanish refugees. I know he took an intellectual interest in Communist ideas...Roger Robb:Are there two kinds of Communists? An intellectual Communist and a plain ordinary Commie?Kitty Oppenheimer:I couldn't answer that one.Ward Evans:I couldn't either

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Then would it be fair to say that this meant that by 1942
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your husband had not stopped
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having anything to do with the Communist Party
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You don't have to answer that yes or no
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You can answer that any way you wish
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I know that thank you
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It's your question
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It's not properly phrased Do you understand
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what I'm getting at I do
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Then why don't you answer it that way
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'Cause I don't like your phrase
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Having anything to do with the Communist Party
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Because Robert never had anything to do
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with the Communist Party as such
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I know he gave money to Spanish refugees
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I know he took an intellectual interest
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in Communist ideas
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Are there two types of Communists
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Intellectual Communists
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and your plain old regular Commie
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laughs
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Well I couldn't answer that one
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EVANS laughs I couldn't either
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Duration
43 seconds
Views
94
Timestamp in Movie
02:40:17
Uploaded
Feb 12, 2026
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Syncopy,Universal Pictures,Atlas Entertainment,Breakheart Films,Peters Creek Entertainment

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Movie Summary

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
I know he took an intellectual interest in communist ideas... - Oppenheimer 00:05
I know he took an intellectual interest in communist ideas.....
Intellectual communists and your plain, old, regular commie? - Oppenheimer 00:05
Intellectual communists and your plain, old, regular commie?
Why put yourself through more of it? I have my reasons. - Oppenheimer 00:06
Why put yourself through more of it? I have my reasons.
GARRISON: Evening. - Oppenheimer 00:16
GARRISON: Evening.
I left my country never to return. - Oppenheimer 00:05
I left my country never to return.
If this is the reward she offers you, then... - Oppenheimer 00:06
If this is the reward she offers you, then...
Interestingly enough, - Oppenheimer 00:09
Interestingly enough,
It's not good he's telling everyone you initiated the hearings. - Oppenheimer 00:05
It's not good he's telling everyone you initiated ...
He certainly can't prove that I gave the file to Borden. - Oppenheimer 00:06
He certainly can't prove that I gave the file to Borden...
We're not in court, sir. There's no burden of proof. - Oppenheimer 00:05
We're not in court, sir. There's no burden of proo...
But why would Hill come here to tear me down? What's his angle? - Oppenheimer 00:05
But why would Hill come here to tear me down? What's hi...
I told you, Oppenheimer poisoned the scientists against me, - Oppenheimer 00:06
I told you, Oppenheimer poisoned the scientists against me,
I don't know what Oppenheimer said to him that day, - Oppenheimer 00:08
I don't know what Oppenheimer said to him that day,
And at Los Alamos, he preyed on the naivete of scientists - Oppenheimer 00:08
And at Los Alamos, he preyed on the naivete of scientists
Do people need a reason to do the right thing - Oppenheimer 00:04
Do people need a reason to do the right thing
During your work on the hydrogen bomb, were you deterred by any moral qualms? - Oppenheimer 00:07
During your work on the hydrogen bomb, were you deterred by ...
Yes, because this was work of exploration. It was not the preparation of a weapon. - Oppenheimer 00:06
Yes, because this was work of exploration. It was not the pr...
No, it is not an academic thing whether you can build a hydrogen bomb. - Oppenheimer 00:05
No, it is not an academic thing whether you can build a hydr...
By 1942, you were actively pushing - Oppenheimer 00:06
By 1942, you were actively pushing
Pushing's not the right word. Supporting it and working on it, yes. - Oppenheimer 00:05
Pushing's not the right word. Supporting it and working...