Above and Beyond
02/01/1953
2h 2m

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


Robert Taylor
Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets


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


Hayden Rorke
Dr. Ramsey


Lawrence Dobkin
Dr. Van Dyke


Jack Raine
Dr. Fiske


Jonathan Cott
Capt. Dutch van Kirk


Jeff Richards
Maj. Thomas Ferebee


John McKee
Sgt. Wyatt E. Duzenbury


Dick Simmons
Capt. Robert A. Lewis (Co-Pilot, Enola Gay)


Jim Backus
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay


Bess Flowers
Wife at Washington D.C. Airport
Lee MacGregor
Gen. Robert's Aide
Robert Stevenson
Military Officer (uncredited)
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