United States / Jul 14, 2023
The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1965)
Directed by Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti
1h 24minruntime
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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.
Genres
DocumentaryWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Decision to Drop the Bomb |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | NBC News |
| Official site | nbcnews.com |
| Release date | 5 gennaio 1965 |
| Executive producer | Irving Gitlin |
| Production | Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti |
| Writer | Fred Freed |
| Editing | John Teeple, Robert Garland, Ken Bauer |
| Cinematography | Joseph Vadala, Leroy Anderson, Gerald Yarus |
| Assistant directors | Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti |
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| Camera operators | Joseph Vadala, Leroy Anderson, Gerald Yarus |
| Additional photography | Joseph Vadala, Leroy Anderson, Gerald Yarus |
Release dates
Digital
TV
United States / Jan 05, 1965 / NBC "White Paper"
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