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Above and Beyond (1952)Story of Col. Paul Tibbetts, the man who piloted the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War 2. |
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Eleanor Parker | ... |
Lucey Tibbets
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Maj. William 'Bill' M. Uanna - Security Officer, Operation Silverplate
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Larry Keating | ... |
Maj. Gen. Vernon C. Brent
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Larry Gates | ... |
Capt. William 'Deak' Parsons, USN
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Marilyn Erskine | ... |
Marge Bratton
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Stephen Dunne | ... |
Maj. Harry Bratton, Co-pilot B-29 tests
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Robert Burton | ... |
Gen. Samuel E. Roberts (Tibbets' CO in Africa)
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Hayden Rorke | ... |
Dr. Ramsey
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Lawrence Dobkin | ... |
Dr. Van Dyke
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Jack Raine | ... |
Dr. Fiske
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Jonathan Cott | ... |
Capt. Dutch van Kirk (navigator, Enola Gay)
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Jeff Richards | ... |
Maj. Thomas Ferebee (Enola Gay bombardier)
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Dick Simmons | ... |
Capt. Robert A. Lewis (co-pilot, Enola Gay)
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John McKee | ... |
Staff Sergeant Wyatt E. Duzenbury, Enola Gay Flight Engineer
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Storyline
The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay, the bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it is capable of doing tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be enormous. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but if using it may bring an end to the war, then not doing so may result in even more lives being lost in continued ground assaults as the fighting goes on. At the same time, the intense secrecy surrounding this mission leaves him with no one he can express his thoughts and doubts to, not even his wife. As time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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The personal story of pretty Lucey Tibbets who had the hard luck to fall in love with a hero. This is the story that changed their lives---and our lives---forever! See more »Parents Guide:
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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The sequences showing the bombing of Hiroshima were lifted from another MGM film, The Beginning or the End, which was about the development and use of the first atomic bombs. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: After the bomb is dropped, the Enola Gay is turned sharply away at a right angle to escape the radiation and shock wave. Yet the pilot and crew are shown looking out the left side of the aircraft and looking at a view of Hiroshima from relatively close up. In reality they were not close enough to see the actual destruction. See more »
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