Movie·1965·1h 24m
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
Directed By
Len Giovannitti
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
J. Robert Oppenheimer and other key figures involved in the decision to drop the first atomic bomb discuss their motivations in this NBC News documentary. Originally produced and televised in 1965, two decades after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was re-released in 2023 with an epilogue by Michael Beschloss, NBC News Presidential Historian.
Producer
Fred Freed, Irving Gitlin
Editor
John Teeple
Themes
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Audience Score
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Cast
Chet Huntley
Self
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self
McGeorge Bundy
Self
Leslie Groves
Self
John J. McCloy
Self
John Rich
Self - Special Correspondent
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