The Decision to Drop the Bomb

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

1965
1h 24m
6.7

6.7/10

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Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
NBC News
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

world war ii nuclear weapons

Quick Facts

Release Date January 5, 1965
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt6402350
Website Visit Site

Cast

Chet Huntley
Chet Huntley

Self

J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self

McGeorge Bundy
McGeorge Bundy

Self

Leslie Groves
Leslie Groves

Self

John J. McCloy
John J. McCloy

Self

John Rich
John Rich

Self - Special Correspondent

Key Crew

Fred Freed
Producer
Fred Freed
Director
Fred Freed
Writer
Len Giovannitti
Director
Irving Gitlin
Executive Producer
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