The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End (1947)

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.

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  • Release Date: 1947-02-19
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Director: Norman Taurog

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    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

    • Ellen Ross

      Waitress

    • Bobby Jordan

      Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message

    • Jerry Schumacher

      Nazi Officer

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