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Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 2, 1953

Runtime

2h 2m

Genres

Action, Drama, War

User Score

61%

Original Title

Above and Beyond

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Melvin Frank

Description

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.