THE DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB (1965)

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The Decision to Drop the Bomb
Documentary, War
January 5, 1965
English
1h 24m
United States
NBC News
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 & Characters
Chet Huntley
Self
McGeorge Bundy
Self
Leslie Groves
Self
John J. McCloy
Self
John Rich
Self - Special Correspondent
Crew
Fred Freed
Director
Len Giovannitti
Director
Fred Freed
Writer
Fred Freed
Producer
Irving Gitlin
Executive Producer