The Beginning or the End (1947)

Name: The Beginning or the End
Genre: Drama, Documentary, History, War
Released: 1947-02-19
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Hume Cronyn

Behind a forbidden door is a terrifying secret!

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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Released 1947-02-19 · 112 min · Drama, Documentary, History, War

Directed by Norman Taurog

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
John Litel as K.T. Keller
Henry O'Neill as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Warner Anderson as Capt. William S. Parsons