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Robert Taylor | ... | ||
Eleanor Parker | ... |
Lucey Tibbets
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James Whitmore | ... |
Maj. William 'Bill' M. Uanna - Security Officer, Operation Silverplate
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Larry Keating | ... |
Maj. Gen. Vernon C. Brent
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Larry Gates | ... |
Capt. William 'Deak' Parsons, USN
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Marilyn Erskine | ... |
Marge Bratton
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Stephen Dunne | ... |
Maj. Harry Bratton, Co-Pilot B-29 Tests
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Robert Burton | ... |
Gen. Samuel E. Roberts (Tibbets' CO in Africa)
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Hayden Rorke | ... |
Dr. Ramsey
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Lawrence Dobkin | ... |
Dr. Van Dyke
(as Larry Dobkin)
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Jack Raine | ... |
Dr. Fiske
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Jonathan Cott | ... |
Capt. Dutch van Kirk (Navigator, Enola Gay)
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Jeff Richards | ... |
Maj. Thomas Ferebee (Enola Gay Bombardier)
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Dick Simmons | ... |
Capt. Robert A. Lewis (Co-Pilot, Enola Gay)
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John McKee | ... |
Staff Sergeant Wyatt E. Duzenbury, Enola Gay Flight Engineer
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The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay, the bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it is capable of doing tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be enormous. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but if using it may bring an end to the war, then not doing so may result in even more lives being lost in continued ground assaults as the fighting goes on. At the same time, the intense secrecy surrounding this mission leaves him with no one he can express his thoughts and doubts to, not even his wife. As time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
Highest rating with Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker giving phenomenal performances, perhaps the best ever in both of their careers.
After he has been chosen to test pilot the B-29 bomber, Taylor is so affected by his work in the preparation of dropping the atomic bomb on Japan, that he becomes intolerable to live with and is extremely harsh with all those under his command. He had no choice as the objective of his work obviously had to remain top secret.
This is definitely a superior story of the human spirit in triumph.
Taylor is aided by an excellent supporting cast headed by Larry Gates, Larry Keating and the recently departed James Whitmore.
The emotional pain of Taylor is sincerely etched in his face in an unforgettable performance.