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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

1965·Movie
1h 24min
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3
IMDb7.3

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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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Directed by:
Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti
Written by:
Fred Freed
Produced by:
Fred Freed, Irving Gitlin, Len Giovannitti

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70
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How long is The Decision to Drop the Bomb?

1 h 24 min

The Decision to Drop the Bomb runs 1 h 24 min.

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English

It was made in English. Produced in United States.