The Decision to Drop the Bomb
IMDB:
6.7
Released
1/5/1965
Duration
1h 24m
Genre
Documentary, War
Country
United States of America
Cast
Chet Huntley, J. Robert Oppenheimer, McGeorge Bundy
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.
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
IMDB:
6.7Released
1/5/1965
Genre
Documentary, War
Cast
Chet Huntley, J. Robert Oppenheimer, McGeorge Bundy
Duration
1h 24m
Country
United States of America
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.
Cast
Self
Chet Huntley
Self
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self
McGeorge Bundy
Self
Leslie Groves
Self
John J. McCloy
Self - Special Correspondent
