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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

19656.7 / 1084 min
Documentary, War

Overview

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.

Cast

Chet Huntley

Chet Huntley

Self

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self

McGeorge Bundy

McGeorge Bundy

Self

Leslie Groves

Leslie Groves

Self

John J. McCloy

John J. McCloy

Self

John Rich

John Rich

Self - Special Correspondent

Crew

Fred Freed

Fred Freed

Producer

Fred Freed

Fred Freed

Director

Fred Freed

Fred Freed

Writer

Joseph Vadala

Joseph Vadala

Camera Operator

Leroy Anderson

Leroy Anderson

Camera Operator

Gerald Yarus

Gerald Yarus

Camera Operator

Irving Gitlin

Irving Gitlin

Executive Producer

Robert Garland

Robert Garland

Editor

Len Giovannitti

Len Giovannitti

Director

Ken Bauer

Ken Bauer

Editor

John Teeple

John Teeple

Editor

Len Giovannitti

Len Giovannitti

Associate Producer