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The Beginning or the End
Released: February 19, 1947 (1947)
Runtime: 112 minutes
Genres: Drama, Documentary, History, War
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Godfrey Tearle as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Age at release: 62
- Victor Francen as Dr. Marre
Age at release: 58
- Joseph Calleia as Dr. Enrico Fermi
Age at release: 49
- Brian Donlevy as Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Age at release: 46
- Hume Cronyn as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Age at release: 35
- Audrey Totter as Jean O'Leary
Age at release: 29
- Hurd Hatfield as Dr. John Wyatt
Age at release: 29
- Robert Walker as Col. Jeff Nixon
Age at release: 28
- Tom Drake as Matt Cochran
Age at release: 28
- Beverly Tyler as Anne Cochran
Age at release: 19
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- Jonathan Hale as Dr. Vannevar Bush
Age at release: 55
- Henry O'Neill as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Age at release: 55
- John Litel as K.T. Keller
Age at release: 54
- Richard Haydn as Dr. Chisholm
Age at release: 41
- Warner Anderson as Capt. William S. Parsons
Age at release: 35
- Jerry Schumacher as Nazi Officer
Age at release: 35
- Ellen Ross as Waitress
Age at release: 23
- Bobby Jordan as Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message
Age at release: 23