Above and Beyond
The love story behind the billion dollar secret!
1953 · 2h 2m · Approved
Action, Drama, War
Directed by
Melvin Frank
,
Norman Panama
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Above and Beyond
Overview
The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but as time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase.
Director and cast
- Melvin Frank Director
- Norman Panama Director
- Robert Taylor as LtCol Paul W. Tibbets
- Eleanor Parker as Lucey Tibbets
- James Whitmore as Maj William M. Uanna
- Larry Keating as MajGen Vernon C. Brent
- Larry Gates as Capt William Parsons
- Marilyn Erskine as Marge Bratton
- Stephen Dunne Cast
- Robert Burton Cast
- Hayden Rorke Cast
- Lawrence Dobkin Cast
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