The Beginning or the End

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The Beginning or the End

"Behind a forbidden door is a terrifying secret!"

1947

1h 52m

6.1(11 votes)

Drama

Documentary

History

War

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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18 members

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Brian Donlevy

Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves

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Robert Walker

Col. Jeff Nixon

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Tom Drake

Matt Cochran

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Beverly Tyler

Anne Cochran

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Hume Cronyn

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Audrey Totter

Jean O'Leary

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Hurd Hatfield

Dr. John Wyatt

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Joseph Calleia

Dr. Enrico Fermi

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Godfrey Tearle

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Victor Francen

Dr. Marre

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Richard Haydn

Dr. Chisholm

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Jonathan Hale

Dr. Vannevar Bush

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John Litel

K.T. Keller

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Henry O'Neill

Gen. Thomas F. Farrell

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Warner Anderson

Capt. William S. Parsons

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Ellen Ross

Waitress

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Bobby Jordan

Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message

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Jerry Schumacher

Nazi Officer

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