The Decision to Drop the Bomb

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

Director: Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti

Writer: Fred Freed

Producer: Fred Freed

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.

84 min Rating: 6.7/10 Released

Top Cast

Movie Info

Director: Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti

Writer: Fred Freed

Producer: Fred Freed

Production Companies: NBC News

Countries: United States of America

Similar Movies

Night Bombers
Night Bombers
1981-01-01
The War Game
The War Game
1966-04-13
39/45 : Amours interdites
39/45 : Amours interdites
2020-05-26
Once My Mother
Once My Mother
2014-07-24
Liberators Take Liberties
Liberators Take Liberties
1992-02-22
Men Behind the Sun
Men Behind the Sun
1988-12-01
Finding the Graf Zeppelin
Finding the Graf Zeppelin
2017-01-01
Hanover Street
Hanover Street
1979-05-18
Prisoners of Propaganda
Prisoners of Propaganda
1987-12-01
Operation Snafu
Operation Snafu
1970-03-03
Hannibal Brooks
Hannibal Brooks
1969-01-18
All Things Fair
All Things Fair
1995-03-08
Free City
Free City
1958-09-01
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951-10-16
Wake Me When the War Is Over
Wake Me When the War Is Over
1969-10-14
Ralph Rush: Concentration Camp Liberator
Ralph Rush: Concentration Camp Liberator
2015-09-01
Vincent Faulls: A Collection of My Father
Vincent Faulls: A Collection of My Father
2021-03-01
Bataan Death March
Bataan Death March
2021-01-01
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946-12-25
The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator
1940-10-15

User Reviews

What Others Said