The Decision to Drop the Bomb
January 5, 1965
84 min
✓ Released 22372 days ago
Documentary
War
6.7
User Score
3 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Fred Freed
Runtime: 84 min
Top Cast
Chet Huntley
Self
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self
McGeorge Bundy
Self
Leslie Groves
Self
John J. McCloy
Self
John Rich
Self - Special Correspondent