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Above and Beyond
“The love story behind the billion dollar secret!”
6.2 / 10• 1953• 2h 2m•NR• English
ActionDramaWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Robert Taylor
Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Melvin Frank's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Above and Beyond is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
