The Decision to Drop the Bomb

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The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1965)

Directed by Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti

Documentary, War · 1h 24m

J. Robert Oppenheimer and other key figures involved in the decision to drop the first atomic bomb discuss their motivations in this NBC News documentary. Originally produced and televised in 1965, two decades after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was re-released in 2023 with an epilogue by Michael Beschloss, NBC News Presidential Historian.

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Cast

Chet Huntley Self J. Robert Oppenheimer Self
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McGeorge Bundy Self Leslie Groves Self
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John J. McCloy Self John Rich Self - Special Correspondent

Crew

Director
Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti
Writer
Fred Freed
Editor
John Teeple, Robert Garland, Ken Bauer
Producer
Fred Freed

Details

Release date
1965-01-05
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary, War
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
NBC News