The Beginning or the End (1947)
The Beginning or the End
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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Brian Donlevy
as Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
as Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Robert Walker
as Col. Jeff Nixon
as Col. Jeff Nixon
Tom Drake
as Matt Cochran
as Matt Cochran
Beverly Tyler
as Anne Cochran
as Anne Cochran
Hume Cronyn
as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Audrey Totter
as Jean O'Leary
as Jean O'Leary
Hurd Hatfield
as Dr. John Wyatt
as Dr. John Wyatt
Joseph Calleia
as Dr. Enrico Fermi
as Dr. Enrico Fermi
Godfrey Tearle
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Victor Francen
as Dr. Marre
as Dr. Marre
Richard Haydn
as Dr. Chisholm
as Dr. Chisholm
Jonathan Hale
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
John Litel
as K.T. Keller
as K.T. Keller
Henry O'Neill
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Warner Anderson
as Capt. William S. Parsons
as Capt. William S. Parsons
Ellen Ross
as Waitress
as Waitress
Bobby Jordan
as Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message
as Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message
Jerry Schumacher
as Nazi Officer
as Nazi Officer
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Norman Taurog
Director
Director
Frank Wead
Writer
Writer
Samuel Marx
Producer
Producer
Bob Considine
Story
Story
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Art Direction
F. Keogh Gleason
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Frank E. Myers
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Stanley Goldsmith
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Art Direction
Ray June
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
George Boemler
Editor
Editor
