The Beginning or the End (1947)
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
- Released
- 1947-02-19
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary, History, War
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Norman Taurog
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 13 votes
Cast
- 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
- Richard Haydn as Dr. Chisholm
- Jonathan Hale as Dr. Vannevar Bush
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