Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

The love story behind the billion dollar secret!

NR 1953 · 122 min · ★ 6.2 · Action, Drama, War

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.

Directed by Melvin Frank · Written by Beirne Lay Jr.

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Robert Taylor Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
Eleanor Parker Lucey Tibbets
James Whitmore Maj. William M. Uanna
Larry Keating Maj. Gen. Vernon C. Brent
Larry Gates Capt. William Parsons
Marilyn Erskine Marge Bratton
Stephen Dunne Maj. Harry Bratton
Robert Burton Gen. Samuel E. Roberts
Hayden Rorke Dr. Ramsey
Lawrence Dobkin Dr. Van Dyke
Jack Raine Dr. Fiske
Jonathan Cott Capt. Dutch van Kirk

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