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Above and Beyond
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Above and Beyond

Jan 2, 1953
2h 2m
★ 6.1

The love story behind the billion dollar secret!

Overview

The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but as time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase.

Genres

Action
Drama
War

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Robert Taylor

Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets

Robert Taylor

Eleanor Parker

Lucey Tibbets

Eleanor Parker

James Whitmore

Maj. William M. Uanna

James Whitmore

Larry Keating

Maj. Gen. Vernon C. Brent

Larry Keating

Larry Gates

Capt. William Parsons

Larry Gates

Marilyn Erskine

Marge Bratton

Marilyn Erskine

Stephen Dunne

Maj. Harry Bratton

Stephen Dunne

Robert Burton

Gen. Samuel E. Roberts

Robert Burton

Hayden Rorke

Dr. Ramsey

Hayden Rorke

Lawrence Dobkin

Dr. Van Dyke

Lawrence Dobkin

Jack Raine

Dr. Fiske

Jack Raine

Jonathan Cott

Capt. Dutch van Kirk

Jonathan Cott