# The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End is een Amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1947 onder regie van Norman Taurog.

## Verhaal

President Roosevelt wijst generaal-majoor Leslie Groves aan als militaire supervisor van het Manhattanproject in Oak Ridge. Tijdens die geheime operatie wordt de eerste atoombom ontwikkeld. De bom wordt in gereedheid gebracht voor tests, hoewel critici vrezen dat de explosie het einde van de mensheid kan betekenen.

## Rolverdeling

| Acteur | Personage |
| Donlevy, Brian Brian Donlevy | Generaal-majoor Leslie Groves |
| Walker, Robert Robert Walker | Kolonel Jeff Nixon |
| Drake, Tom Tom Drake | Matt Cochran |
| Tyler, Beverly Beverly Tyler | Ann Cochran |
| Totter, Audrey Audrey Totter | Jean O'Leary |
| Cronyn, Hume Hume Cronyn | Dr. Robert Oppenheimer |
| Hatfield, Hurd Hurd Hatfield | Dr. John Wyatt |
| Calleia, Joseph Joseph Calleia | Dr. Enrico Fermi |
| Tearle, Godfrey Godfrey Tearle | President Roosevelt |
| Francen, Victor Victor Francen | Dr. Marré |
| Haydn, Richard Richard Haydn | Dr. Chisholm |
| Hale, Jonathan Jonathan Hale | Dr. Vannevar Bush |
| Litel, John John Litel | K.T. Keller |
| O'Neill, Henry Henry O'Neill | Generaal Thomas F. Farrell |
| Anderson, Warner Warner Anderson | Kapitein William S. Parsons |
| Nelson, Barry Barry Nelson | Kolonel Paul Tibbets |
| Baker, Art Art Baker | President Truman |
| Stössel, Ludwig Ludwig Stössel | Dr. Albert Einstein |
| Hamilton, John John Hamilton | Dr. Harold C. Urey |
| Ferguson, Frank Frank Ferguson | Dr. James B. Conant |
| Stevenson, Tom Tom Stevenson | Dr. E.P. Wigner |
| Gallaudet, John John Gallaudet | Dr. Leo Szilard |
| Walker, Nella Nella Walker | Grace Tully |
| Earle, Edward Edward Earle | Charles G. Ross |
| Olsen, Moroni Moroni Olsen | Dr. Arthur H. Compton |
| Lloyd, Norman Norman Lloyd | Dr. Troyanski |
| Davis, Jim Jim Davis | Piloot op Tinian |
| Trowbridge, Charles Charles Trowbridge | Walter S. Carpenter jr. |
| Wilcox, Frank Frank Wilcox | Dr. W.H. Zinn |
| Hall, Henry Henry Hall | Generaal Brehon Somervell |
| Harvey, Paul Paul Harvey | Luitenant-generaal W.D. Styer |
| Johns, Larry Larry Johns | Quaker-wetenschapper |
| Keane, Robert Emmett Robert Emmett Keane | Dr. Rand |
| Bush, James James Bush | Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence |
| Bardette, Trevor Trevor Bardette | Ziekenhuisarts |
| Wright, William William Wright | Kolonel John Lansdale |
| O'Flynn, Damian Damian O'Flynn | C.D. Howe |

## Externe link

* (en) The Beginning or the End in de Internet Movie Database
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