Watch The Beginning or the End (1947) Official Trailer
Behind a forbidden door is a terrifying secret!
6.4 / 10 IMDb February 19, 1947 1h 52m
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
Director
Runtime
1h 52m
Release Date
February 19, 1947
Genre
Drama, Documentary, History, War
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Brian Donlevy
as Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Robert Walker
as Col. Jeff Nixon
Tom Drake
as Matt Cochran
Beverly Tyler
as Anne Cochran
Hume Cronyn
as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Audrey Totter
as Jean O'Leary
Hurd Hatfield
as Dr. John Wyatt
Joseph Calleia
as Dr. Enrico Fermi
Godfrey Tearle
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Victor Francen
as Dr. Marre
Richard Haydn
as Dr. Chisholm
Jonathan Hale
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
John Litel
as K.T. Keller
Henry O'Neill
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Warner Anderson
as Capt. William S. Parsons
Ellen Ross
as Waitress
Bobby Jordan
as Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message
No photo
Jerry Schumacher
as Nazi Officer
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerThe Beginning or the End Official Trailer 1947
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