The Beginning or the End (1947)The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama. Director:Norman Taurog |
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Col. Jeff Nixon
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Tom Drake | ... |
Matt Cochran
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Beverly Tyler | ... |
Anne Cochran
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Audrey Totter | ... |
Jean O'Leary
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Hurd Hatfield | ... |
Dr. John Wyatt
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Joseph Calleia | ... | |
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Godfrey Tearle | ... | |
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Victor Francen | ... |
Dr. Marre
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Richard Haydn | ... |
Dr. Chisholm
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John Litel | ... |
K.T. Keller
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Henry O'Neill | ... |
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
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Warner Anderson | ... |
Capt. William S. Parsons
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Docudrama on the development of the first atomic bomb. Told from the perspective of a film recovered from a time capsule several hundred years into the future, the story is narrated by Robert Oppenheimer (Hume Cronyn) and Major General Leslie Groves (Brian Donlevy) beginning with the Nazis stated goal of developing an atomic bomb. Along with Britain and Canada, the U.S. reacts by beginning its own atomic program. The major developments are all presented: Fermi's successful atomic chain reaction; building the huge complex at Oak Ridge, Tenn.; the production of the first supply of plutonium; the testing in the Nevada desert; and finally the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Written by garykmcd
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The idea for the film came from atomic scientists and the first scripts raised questions about the use of the new weapon against Japan and all uses of nuclear energy in the future. By the time the Pentagon and the White House got through with it, the movie took a 180-degree turn. President Truman even got the actor playing him in the movie fired - Greg Mitchell author of 'Atomic Cover-Up: Two U.S. Soldiers, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, and the Greatest Movie Never Made'. See more »
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