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Above and Beyond (1952)

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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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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Lucey Tibbets
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Maj. William 'Bill' M. Uanna - Security Officer, Operation Silverplate
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Maj. Gen. Vernon C. Brent
Larry Gates ...
Capt. William 'Deak' Parsons, USN
Marilyn Erskine ...
Marge Bratton
Stephen Dunne ...
Maj. Harry Bratton, Co-Pilot B-29 Tests
Robert Burton ...
Gen. Samuel E. Roberts (Tibbets' CO in Africa)
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Dr. Ramsey
Lawrence Dobkin ...
Dr. Van Dyke (as Larry Dobkin)
Jack Raine ...
Dr. Fiske
Jonathan Cott ...
Capt. Dutch van Kirk (Navigator, Enola Gay)
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Maj. Thomas Ferebee (Enola Gay Bombardier)
Dick Simmons ...
Capt. Robert A. Lewis (Co-Pilot, Enola Gay)
John McKee ...
Staff Sergeant Wyatt E. Duzenbury, Enola Gay Flight Engineer
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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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"You're not the man I married. Not any more. You're ambitious...cold...and heartless!" See more »


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2 January 1953 (USA)  »

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Eagle on His Cap  »

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The Enola Gay is on permanent display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. See more »

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Col. Tibbetts is by his plane, and the airman asks about a name, when the plane is shown with the name on it (on the right side) the letters are large, and facing downward. In the next shot, the letters are smaller and the letters are facing upward. See more »

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Sticks to the Personal
19 November 2005 | by (Buffalo, New York) – See all my reviews

The actual development of the atomic bomb was documented in films like The Beginning or the End and in Fat Man and Little Boy. Above and Beyond concentrates on the pilot of the B-29 that actually did the deed.

Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker play Colonel and Mrs. Paul Tibbetts who's marriage was put under an incredible strain due to the security surrounding his assignment. Taylor was between his marriages to Barbara Stanwyck and Ursula Thiess and was involved with Parker at the time Above and Beyond was being filmed. Probably that helped a lot during the romantic interludes in the film.

Because this film sticks to the personal story of the Tibbetts marriage and avoids all the debate about the use of the atomic bomb, it still holds up well for today's audience.

In the supporting cast I would have to single out James Whitmore who plays the security head at Wendover field where Tibbetts is training the potential crew for the mission as the most outstanding. He's virtually the only one Taylor can bare his stoic soul to with the assignment he has.

Even with the debate over Hiroshima still raging I would still recommend viewing this film.


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