Hiroshima: The Decision to Drop the Bomb
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MOVIE • 1965
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
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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.
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Top Cast
Chet Huntley
Self
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self
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McGeorge Bundy
Self
Leslie Groves
Self
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John J. McCloy
Self
John Rich
Self - Special Correspondent
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Fred Freed
Producer
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Len Giovannitti
Director
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John Teeple
Editor
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Robert Garland
Editor
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Ken Bauer
Editor
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Joseph Vadala
Camera Operator
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Leroy Anderson
Camera Operator
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Gerald Yarus
Camera Operator
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Theatrical release date: January 5, 1965
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Release
January 5, 1965
Runtime
84 min
Language
English
Origin
United States of America
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