The Beginning or the End (1947)
Overview
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.209 |
Directed By
Norman Taurog
Crew
Norman Taurog
Frank Wead
Frank E. Myers
Bob Considine
Samuel Marx
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Edwin B. Willis
Hans Peters
F. Keogh Gleason
Cedric Gibbons
Stanley Goldsmith
Ray June
George Boemler
TOP CAST
Brian Donlevy
Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Robert Walker
Col. Jeff Nixon
Tom Drake
Matt Cochran
Beverly Tyler
Anne Cochran
Hume Cronyn
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Audrey Totter
Jean O'Leary
Hurd Hatfield
Dr. John Wyatt
Joseph Calleia
Dr. Enrico Fermi
Godfrey Tearle
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Victor Francen
Dr. Marre
Richard Haydn
Dr. Chisholm
Jonathan Hale
Dr. Vannevar Bush
John Litel
K.T. Keller
Henry O'Neill
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Warner Anderson
Capt. William S. Parsons
Ellen Ross
Waitress
Bobby Jordan
Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message
Jerry Schumacher
Nazi Officer
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