The Decision to Drop the Bomb
1965 | 84m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti |
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| Writer: | Fred Freed |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 05, 1965 |
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| Director: | Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti |
| Writer: | Fred Freed |
| Genres: | War, Documentary |
| Keywords | world war ii, nuclear weapons |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 14, 2024 (Update) Entered: May 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chet Huntley | Self |
| J. Robert Oppenheimer | Self |
| McGeorge Bundy | Self |
| Leslie Groves | Self |
| John J. McCloy | Self |
| John Rich | Self - Special Correspondent |
| Name | Job |
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| Fred Freed | Director, Writer |
| Len Giovannitti | Director |
| John Teeple | Editor |
| Robert Garland | Editor |
| Ken Bauer | Editor |
| Joseph Vadala | Camera Operator |
| Leroy Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Gerald Yarus | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
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| Fred Freed | Producer |
| Len Giovannitti | Associate Producer |
| Irving Gitlin | Executive Producer |
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