Above and Beyond
Col. Paul Tibbetts was the man who piloted the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in WWII.
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DVD Features:
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Released: May 5, 2009
- Originally Released: 1952
- Label: Warner Archive Collection (MOD)
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Aspect Ratio: Full Frame
- Audio:
- English
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, James Whitmore, Larry Keating, Larry Gates & Jim Backus | |
| Featured: | Norman Panama | |
| Directed by | Melvin Frank & Norman Panama |
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User Ratings: 146
The story is told with an admirable blend of excitement and decent sobriety.
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Maclean's Magazine
Rating: B- --
Spirited flag-waver about doing a controversial mission beyond one's duty.
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Rating: C+ --
Though the story of Col. Paul Thibbetts (Robert Taylor), the pilot who dropped the bomb on Hirsohima, is interesting, the movie is compromised by having too many domestic scenes with his wife (Eleanor Parker).
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Description by OLDIES.com:
Robert Taylor ("Ivanhoe") delivers a powerful performance as the pilot of the Enola Gay who dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Troubled by his actions, he struggles to cope with his guilt and his marriage. Based on the true story of Col. Paul Tibbets. Co-starring Oscar-nominees James Whitmore ("Battleground") and Eleanor Parker ("Interrupted Melody").
Product Description:
An account of WWII's Operation Silverplate, the B-29 unit chosen to drop the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, and the effect it had on the pilot's own personal life. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Motion Picture Story.
Plot Synopsis:
"Above and Beyond" depicts the events leading up to the use of the first atomic bomb at the end of World War II. Colonel Paul Tibbetts is chosen by the Air Force to test the new long-range planes and to prepare a top-secret air corps in anticipation of the bombing of Hiroshima.
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- Sales Rank: 4,124
- UPC: 883316164600
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