The Decision to Drop the Bomb

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

1965 en 84 minutes

Rating: 6.7

Plot

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.

Trailer

Trailer's not available.

Cast

Chet Huntley

Chet Huntley

Self

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self

McGeorge Bundy

McGeorge Bundy

Self

Leslie Groves

Leslie Groves

Self

John J. McCloy

John J. McCloy

Self

John Rich

John Rich

Self - Special Correspondent

Similar Movies

Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

en

June 22, 1970

1941

1941

en

December 14, 1979

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

en

August 28, 1953

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

en

September 15, 1969

Operation Snafu

Operation Snafu

it

March 3, 1970

Battle of the Commandos

Battle of the Commandos

it

August 12, 1969

Across Frontiers

Across Frontiers

en

January 1, 2017

The Invasion

The Invasion

ru

February 22, 1945

Underground

Underground

sr

May 13, 1995

Victory in the West

Victory in the West

de

May 7, 1941

Guerillas in Pink Lace

Guerillas in Pink Lace

en

January 1, 1964

Windtalkers

Windtalkers

en

June 14, 2002

Crimean Conference

Crimean Conference

ru

July 13, 1945

Farewell

Farewell

ru

December 6, 1966

Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

en

October 19, 2006

Forbidden Games

Forbidden Games

fr

May 9, 1952

Never So Few

Never So Few

en

December 7, 1959