The Beginning or the End
“Behind a forbidden door is a terrifying secret!”
1947•NR•1h 52m•6.4•Released
DramaDocumentaryHistoryWar
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
Director
Norman Taurog
Writer
Frank Wead
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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
John Litel
K.T. Keller
Henry O'Neill
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Warner Anderson
Capt. William S. Parsons
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Samuel Marx
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