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Catalog/Biography/The Beginning or the End
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MASTER SCORE 64.8 / 100
1947·Biography / Drama / History·1h 52m

THE BEGINNING OR THE END

“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.

Above the Line
Norman Taurog·DirectorFrank Wead·WriterBob Considine·StoryRay June·Director of PhotographyDaniele Amfitheatrof·Original Music ComposerGeorge Boemler·Editor
Cast
Brian Donlevy·Maj. Gen. Leslie R. GrovesRobert Walker·Col. Jeff NixonTom Drake·Matt CochranBeverly Tyler·Anne CochranHume Cronyn·Dr. J. Robert OppenheimerAudrey Totter·Jean O'LearyHurd Hatfield·Dr. John WyattJoseph Calleia·Dr. Enrico FermiGodfrey Tearle·President Franklin D. RooseveltVictor Francen·Dr. Marre
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 3
Norman Taurog·DirectorFrank E. Myers·Assistant DirectorStanley Goldsmith·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Frank Wead·WriterBob Considine·Story
Camera· 1
Ray June·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
George Boemler·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Daniele Amfitheatrof·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Hans Peters·Art DirectionCedric Gibbons·Art DirectionEdwin B. Willis·Set DecorationF. Keogh Gleason·Set Decoration
Production· 1
Samuel Marx·Producer
By the Numbers
64.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
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