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The Beginning or the End(1947)
Status: Released
Date: 1947-02-19
61%
11 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
Behind a forbidden door is a terrifying secret!
Overview:
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Beginning or the End
Top 10 Billed Cast
Brian Donlevy
Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Robert Walker
Col. Jeff Nixon
Tom Drake
Matt Cochran
Beverly Tyler
Anne Cochran
Hume Cronyn
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Audrey Totter
Jean O'Leary
Hurd Hatfield
Dr. John Wyatt
Joseph Calleia
Dr. Enrico Fermi
Godfrey Tearle
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Victor Francen
Dr. Marre
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