The Decision to Drop the Bomb

The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1965)


  • Genre: Documentary, War
  • Release Date: 1965-01-05
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: NBC News
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti.
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Summary

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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  • Chet Huntley

    as Self

  • J. Robert Oppenheimer

    as Self

  • McGeorge Bundy

    as Self

  • Leslie Groves

    as Self

  • John J. McCloy

    as Self

  • John Rich

    as Self - Special Correspondent
Production Fred Freed Producer
Directing Fred Freed Director
Writing Fred Freed Writer
Directing Len Giovannitti Director
Production Len Giovannitti Associate Producer
Editing John Teeple Editor
Editing Robert Garland Editor
Editing Ken Bauer Editor
Camera Joseph Vadala Camera Operator
Camera Leroy Anderson Camera Operator
Camera Gerald Yarus Camera Operator
Production Irving Gitlin Executive Producer

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