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The Beginning or the End

Behind a forbidden door is a terrifying secret!

6.1

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.

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Photo of Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Photo of Robert Walker

Robert Walker

Col. Jeff Nixon

Photo of Tom Drake

Tom Drake

Matt Cochran

Photo of Beverly Tyler

Beverly Tyler

Anne Cochran

Photo of Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer

Photo of Audrey Totter

Audrey Totter

Jean O'Leary

Photo of Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Dr. John Wyatt

Photo of Joseph Calleia

Joseph Calleia

Dr. Enrico Fermi

Photo of Godfrey Tearle

Godfrey Tearle

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Photo of Victor Francen

Victor Francen

Dr. Marre

Photo of Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Dr. Chisholm

Photo of Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Dr. Vannevar Bush

Photo of John Litel

John Litel

K.T. Keller

Photo of Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Gen. Thomas F. Farrell

Photo of Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Capt. William S. Parsons

Photo of Ellen Ross

Ellen Ross

Waitress

Photo of Bobby Jordan

Bobby Jordan

Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message

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