Above and Beyond (1953)

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Above and Beyond on IMDb 7.0/10 900 votes

Released:
1953-01-02

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.

Directors:
Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

Runtime:
2h 2min

Genre:
Action, Drama, War

  • 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