The Decision to Drop the Bomb realease date, trailers, images and where to stream

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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.

Cast

Chet Huntley , J. Robert Oppenheimer , Leslie Groves , John Rich

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Trailers & Clips

Also starring Chet Huntley

The Sixties

Huntley-Brinkley Report

I Cheated the Law

Also starring J. Robert Oppenheimer

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

Also starring Leslie Groves

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

Reviews

Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.