The Beginning or the End (1947)
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.

User rating:


Cast

Brian Donlevy Brian Donlevy As: Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Robert Walker Robert Walker As: Col. Jeff Nixon
Tom Drake Tom Drake As: Matt Cochran
Beverly Tyler Beverly Tyler As: Anne Cochran
Hume Cronyn Hume Cronyn As: Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
See More

Storyline

The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.


Tagline: Behind a forbidden door is a terrifying secret!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, Documentary, History, War

Language: English

Release Date: 19 February 1947

Country: US

Runtime: 112m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

External Links

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

Directed By

Norman Taurog

Norman Taurog

Director

Stanley Goldsmith

Stanley Goldsmith

Assistant Director

Frank E. Myers

Frank E. Myers

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Samuel Marx

Samuel Marx

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ray June

Ray June

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Hans Peters

Hans Peters

Art Direction

F. Keogh Gleason

F. Keogh Gleason

Set Decoration

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

Reviews & Recommendations


Video Gallery

Coming Soon...

Photo Gallery

Coming Soon...

If you like The Beginning or the End, check these movies out...