Spirited flag-waver about doing a controversial mission beyond one's duty.
Above and Beyond (1952)
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Reviews Counted:2
Fresh:1
Rotten:1
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Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Dramas
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... "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. [More]
Starring: Robert Taylor, James Whitmore, Jim Backus, Eleanor Parker
Starring: Robert Taylor, James Whitmore, Jim Backus, Eleanor Parker, Norman Panama
Director: Melvin Frank
Director: Melvin Frank
Reviews for Above and Beyond
Though the story of Col. Paul Thibbetts, 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) and by Robert Taylor's stiff performance in the lead.
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