---
title: 'The Beginning or the End (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Norman Taurog'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-beginning-or-the-end-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039178/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Beginning or the End (1947)

1947 · 112 min · Drama, War, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Beginning or the End is a 1947 American docudrama film about the development of the atomic bomb in World War II, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, and Tom Drake, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film dramatizes the creation of the atomic bomb in the Manhattan Project and the bombing of Hiroshima.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Norman Taurog](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-taurog)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Wead](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-wead)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Daniele Amfitheatrof](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-amfitheatrof)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Marx](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-marx)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ray June](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-june)

## Cast

- [Richard Loo](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-loo)
- [Audrey Totter](https://cinepixo.com/people/audrey-totter)
- [Leon Ames](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-ames)
- [Ludwig Stössel](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-stossel)
- [Walter Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-baldwin)
- [Charles Trowbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-trowbridge)
- [Chrispin Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/chrispin-martin)
- [Ralph Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-dunn)
- [Brian Donlevy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-donlevy)
- [Robert Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-walker)
- [John Banner](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-banner)
- [Paul Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-harvey)
- [Richard Haydn](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-haydn)
- [Trevor Bardette](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-bardette)
- [Erville Alderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/erville-alderson)

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