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Above and Beyond
Sign in to save1952 American film by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama
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6.2The 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.
Released: 1953-01-02122 minDir: Melvin FrankAction, Drama, War
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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
Themes
- atomic bomb
- biography
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
1,439 votes
- Year
- 1952
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, War
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- William L. Uanna
- Director
- Norman Panama
- Screenwriter
- Melvin Frank
- Cast member
- Barbara Ruick
- Composer
- Hugo Friedhofer
- Producer
- Melvin Frank
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Ray June
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 443439
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1954-05-14
- production designer
- Malcolm Brown
- title
- Above and Beyond
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Loews Cineplex Entertainment
- film editor
- Cotton Warburton
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