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The Beginning or the End

19476.5 / 10112 min
Drama, Documentary, History, War

Overview

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.

Cast

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Robert Walker

Robert Walker

Col. Jeff Nixon

Tom Drake

Tom Drake

Matt Cochran

Beverly Tyler

Beverly Tyler

Anne Cochran

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer

Audrey Totter

Audrey Totter

Jean O'Leary

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Dr. John Wyatt

Joseph Calleia

Joseph Calleia

Dr. Enrico Fermi

Godfrey Tearle

Godfrey Tearle

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Victor Francen

Victor Francen

Dr. Marre

Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Dr. Chisholm

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Dr. Vannevar Bush

John Litel

John Litel

K.T. Keller

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Gen. Thomas F. Farrell

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Capt. William S. Parsons

Ellen Ross

Ellen Ross

Waitress

Bobby Jordan

Bobby Jordan

Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message

Jerry Schumacher

Jerry Schumacher

Nazi Officer

Crew

Norman Taurog

Norman Taurog

Director

Frank Wead

Frank Wead

Writer

Frank E. Myers

Frank E. Myers

Assistant Director

Bob Considine

Bob Considine

Story

Samuel Marx

Samuel Marx

Producer

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Original Music Composer

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Hans Peters

Hans Peters

Art Direction

F. Keogh Gleason

F. Keogh Gleason

Set Decoration

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Stanley Goldsmith

Stanley Goldsmith

Assistant Director

Ray June

Ray June

Director of Photography

George Boemler

George Boemler

Editor