"Behind a forbidden door is a terrifying secret!" 19 February 1947 Drama, History, Factual 112 mins
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
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Brian Donlevy as Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Robert Walker as Col. Jeff Nixon
Tom Drake as Matt Cochran
Beverly Tyler as Anne Cochran
Hume Cronyn as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Audrey Totter as Jean O'Leary
Hurd Hatfield as Dr. John Wyatt
Joseph Calleia as Dr. Enrico Fermi
Godfrey Tearle as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Victor Francen as Dr. Marre
Richard Haydn as Dr. Chisholm
Jonathan Hale as Dr. Vannevar Bush
John Litel as K.T. Keller
Henry O'Neill as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Warner Anderson as Capt. William S. Parsons
Ellen Ross as Waitress
Norman Taurog Director
Frank Wead Writer
Frank E. Myers Assistant Director
Bob Considine Story
Samuel Marx Producer
Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer
Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Hans Peters Art Direction
F. Keogh Gleason Set Decoration
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Stanley Goldsmith Assistant Director
Ray June Director of Photography
George Boemler Editor
United States 19 February 1947
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