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Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond (1953)

2h 2m | PG-13

⭐ 6.1 / 10

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.

Director: Melvin Frank

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Action, Drama, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets

Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

as Lucey Tibbets

James Whitmore

James Whitmore

as Maj. William M. Uanna

Larry Keating

Larry Keating

as Maj. Gen. Vernon C. Brent

Larry Gates

Larry Gates

as Capt. William Parsons

Marilyn Erskine

Marilyn Erskine

as Marge Bratton