The Beginning or the End
Behind a forbidden door is a terrifying secret!
1947 · 1h 52m · APPROVED
Documentary, Drama, History, War
Directed by
Norman Taurog
Overview
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
Director and cast
- Norman Taurog Director
- Brian Donlevy as Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
- Robert Walker as Col. Jeff Nixon
- Tom Drake as Matt Cochran
- Beverly Tyler as Anne Cochran
- Hume Cronyn as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Audrey Totter as Jean O'Leary
- Hurd Hatfield as Dr. John Wyatt
- Joseph Calleia as Dr. Enrico Fermi
- Godfrey Tearle as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Victor Francen as Dr. Marre
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