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The Beginning or the End (1947)
Directed by Norman Taurog
“Behind a forbidden door is a terrifying secret!”
Drama, Documentary, History, War · 1h 52m
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
Cast
Brian Donlevy
Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Robert Walker
Col. Jeff Nixon
Tom Drake
Matt Cochran
Beverly Tyler
Anne Cochran
Hume Cronyn
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Audrey Totter
Jean O'Leary
Hurd Hatfield
Dr. John Wyatt
Joseph Calleia
Dr. Enrico Fermi
Godfrey Tearle
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Victor Francen
Dr. Marre
Richard Haydn
Dr. Chisholm
Jonathan Hale
Dr. Vannevar Bush
Crew
- Director
- Norman Taurog
- Writer
- Frank Wead
- Director of Photography
- Ray June
- Original Music Composer
- Daniele Amfitheatrof
- Editor
- George Boemler
- Producer
- Samuel Marx
Details
- Release date
- 1947-02-19
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary, History, War
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer