The Beginning or the End
6.5
“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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Cast
18 people
Brian Donlevy
Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Known for
The Quatermass Xperiment
Hangmen Also Die!
Robert Walker
Col. Jeff Nixon
Known for
Strangers on a Train
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Tom Drake
Matt Cochran
Known for
Meet Me in St. Louis
Warlock
Beverly Tyler
Anne Cochran
Also in
Voodoo Island
The Cimarron Kid
Hume Cronyn
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Known for
*batteries not included
Cocoon
Audrey Totter
Jean O'Leary
Known for
The Set-Up
Lady in the Lake
Hurd Hatfield
Dr. John Wyatt
Known for
The Picture of Dorian Gray
King of Kings
Joseph Calleia
Dr. Enrico Fermi
Known for
Touch of Evil
Gilda
Godfrey Tearle
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Known for
The 39 Steps
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Victor Francen
Dr. Marre
Known for
Hell and High Water
The Beast with Five Fingers
Richard Haydn
Dr. Chisholm
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
Young Frankenstein
Jonathan Hale
Dr. Vannevar Bush
Known for
Strangers on a Train
Fury
Norman Taurog Director · Frank Wead Writer Bob Considine Story
Worldwide gross $1.9M · Budget $2.6M · United States release February 19, 1947
Box office
Budget
$2,600,000
Worldwide gross
$1,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 19, 1947
Theatrical
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