The Beginning Or The End (1947) On DVD
Actors: | Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Audrey Totter |
Director: | Norman Taurog |
Genre: | Drama |
Year: | 1947 |
Studio: | Warner Bros. |
Length: | 1 hours, 52 minutes |
Released: | September 22, 2015 |
Rating: | Not Rated |
Format: | DVD (NTSC/Region 1) |
Misc: | Black & White |
Language: | English |
Subtitles: | N/A |
DESCRIPTION:
A dramatization of real-life events, The Beginning or the End opens prior to World War II, when American scientists under the guidance of Dr. Enrico Fermi (Joseph Calleia) win the race to split the atom. Aided by a letter from Albert Einstein (Ludwig Stössel). physicist Matt Cochran (Tom Drake) and his colleagues convince President Roosevelt (Godfrey Tearle) to authorize the construction of a nuclear weapon. Assisted by Cochran and Colonel jeff Nixon (Robert Walker), General Leslie Groves (Brian Donlevy) is placed in charge of the Manhattan Project, a billion-dollar undertaking that will culminate in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the end of WWII.
Actors: | Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Audrey Totter |
Director: | Norman Taurog |
Genre: | Drama |
Year: | 1947 |
Studio: | Warner Bros. |
Length: | 1 hours, 52 minutes |
Released: | September 22, 2015 |
Rating: | Not Rated |
Format: | DVD (NTSC/Region 1) |
Misc: | Black & White |
Language: | English |
Subtitles: | N/A |
DESCRIPTION:
A dramatization of real-life events, The Beginning or the End opens prior to World War II, when American scientists under the guidance of Dr. Enrico Fermi (Joseph Calleia) win the race to split the atom. Aided by a letter from Albert Einstein (Ludwig Stössel). physicist Matt Cochran (Tom Drake) and his colleagues convince President Roosevelt (Godfrey Tearle) to authorize the construction of a nuclear weapon. Assisted by Cochran and Colonel jeff Nixon (Robert Walker), General Leslie Groves (Brian Donlevy) is placed in charge of the Manhattan Project, a billion-dollar undertaking that will culminate in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the end of WWII.
Product Name | The Beginning Or The End (1947) On DVD |
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This item is returnable | No |