For a 1947 release, it wasn't a bad film. Lots of propaganda, especially at the end, but until then it the film moves along.
Brian Donlevy plays a passable Gen. Groves although Donlevy was much trimmer than the real Groves.
Many technical inaccuracies, although they were probably intentional, such as the amount of fissionable material used and the size and shape of the Trinity unit and the "Fatman" bomb used on Hiroshima.
TiVO rating gave it three stars out of four, but I'd rank it just a shade below average because of the shmaltzy letter from the dead young husband at the end.
If you know your character actors, you'll love the film. They must have used every male character actor in Hollywood at the time. You'll recognize faces from such diverse roles as heavies in Three Stooges shorts to actors with recurring roles in Hopalong Cassidy films.
Brian Donlevy plays a passable Gen. Groves although Donlevy was much trimmer than the real Groves.
Many technical inaccuracies, although they were probably intentional, such as the amount of fissionable material used and the size and shape of the Trinity unit and the "Fatman" bomb used on Hiroshima.
TiVO rating gave it three stars out of four, but I'd rank it just a shade below average because of the shmaltzy letter from the dead young husband at the end.
If you know your character actors, you'll love the film. They must have used every male character actor in Hollywood at the time. You'll recognize faces from such diverse roles as heavies in Three Stooges shorts to actors with recurring roles in Hopalong Cassidy films.