

The Beginning or the End
1947 · 112 min · Drama, Documentary, History, WarNR
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.
- Director
- Norman Taurog
- Writers
- Frank Wead, Bob Considine
- Released
- February 19, 1947
- Language
- English
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

Richard Haydn
Dr. Chisholm

Jonathan Hale
Dr. Vannevar Bush
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