Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

122 mins | Drama, Action, War | Jan. 2, 1953

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.

Above and Beyond

122 mins | Drama, Action, War | Jan. 2, 1953

Above and Beyond

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.

IMDb rating	6.9
Producers	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title	Above and Beyond
Directors	Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Writers	Beirne Lay Jr., Norman Panama, Melvin Frank

Cast

Robert Taylor

as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets

Eleanor Parker

as Lucey Tibbets

James Whitmore

as Maj. William M. Uanna

Larry Keating

as Maj. Gen. Vernon C. Brent

Larry Gates

as Capt. William Parsons

Marilyn Erskine

as Marge Bratton

Stephen Dunne

as Maj. Harry Bratton

Robert Burton

as Gen. Samuel E. Roberts

Hayden Rorke

as Dr. Ramsey

Lawrence Dobkin

as Dr. Van Dyke

Jack Raine

as Dr. Fiske

Jonathan Cott

as Capt. Dutch van Kirk

Jeff Richards

as Maj. Thomas Ferebee

John McKee

as Sgt. Wyatt E. Duzenbury

Dick Simmons

as Capt. Robert A. Lewis (Co-Pilot, Enola Gay)

Jim Backus

as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Bess Flowers

as Wife at Washington D.C. Airport (uncredited)