Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
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The Beginning or the End is a 1947 American docudrama film about the development of the atomic bomb in World War II, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, and Tom Drake, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
The Beginning or the End: Directed by Norman Taurog. With Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler. A docudrama detailing the research, development and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Norman Taurog
- 1947-02-19
One such scientist is Matt Cochran, a Columbia University researcher working under the guidance of Dr. Enrico Fermi and Dr. Marré. Matt's research leads to an important discovery that confirms Marré and Fermi's theory that splitting uranium atoms produces energy.
- Norman Taurog, Stanley Goldsmith, Frank Myers
- Brian Donlevy
Sep 17, 2021 · Subject: First of the Manhatten Project Documentary Films. Interesting to see the first story about the atomic bomb in the film media. Today it is probabley labelled as propaganda, but back then there were confused people who thought it was definitely the end of the world by nuclear means.
Gen. Leslie R. Groves (Brian Donlevy) oversees scientists on the Manhattan Project, the first atomic bomb.
- Norman Taurog
- History, Drama
- Brian Donlevy
Nov 30, 2000 · Stream 'The Beginning or the End' and watch online. Discover streaming options, rental services, and purchase links for this movie on Moviefone.
Told from the perspective of a film recovered from a time capsule several hundred years into the future, the story is narrated by Robert Oppenheimer (Hume Cronyn) and Major General Leslie Groves (Brian Donlevy) beginning with the Nazis stated goal of developing an atomic bomb.
