The Atomic City

The Atomic City
Directed byJerry Hopper
Written bySydney Boehm
Produced byJoseph Sistrom
StarringGene Barry
Lydia Clarke
Michael Moore
Nancy Gates
Lee Aaker
CinematographyCharles B. Lang Jr
Edited byArchie Marshek
Music byLeith Stevens
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 1, 1952 (1952-05-01)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Atomic City is a 1952 American film noir thriller film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Gene Barry and Lydia Clarke.

The story takes place at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where a nuclear physicist (Barry) lives and works. Terrorists kidnap his son and demand that the physicist turn over the H-bomb formula.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Story and Screenplay), Sydney Boehm being the nominee.