Cast & Crew

Directed by

Melvin Frank
Norman Panama

Writing Credits

Melvin Frank
Beirne Lay Jr.
(story) and
Norman Panama
Beirne Lay Jr.

Cast

Robert Taylor
Col. Paul Tibbets
Eleanor Parker
Lucey Tibbets
James Whitmore
Maj. Uanna
Larry Keating
Maj. Gen. Vernon C. Brent
Larry Gates
Capt. 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
Dutch Van Kirk
Jeff Richards
Thomas Ferebee
Dick Simmons
Bob Lewis
John McKee
Wyatt Duzenbury
Pat Conway
Radio Operator
Christopher Olsen
Paul Tibbets Jr.
William F. Leicester
Driver
Barbara Ruick
Mary Malone
Jim Backus
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
John Baer
Captain
Tom Bernard
Private
Robert Board
Lieutenant
John Close
Co-Pilot
Fred Coby
Guard
Dick Cogan
Photographer
G. Pat Collins
Maj. Gen. Creston
Bess Flowers
Civilian at Airport
George Ford
Officer
Robert Fuller
Marching Soldier
Frank Gerstle
Sgt. Wilson
Don Gibson
Dexter
Tom Gibson
Bartender
William Graeff Jr.
Enola Gay Crew
Richard Grayson
Lieutenant
Dabbs Greer
Steve Haddock
Sam Hayes
Radio Announcer
John Hedloe
Lt. Malone
Don Hicks
Lieutenant
Joseph Keane
Public Relations Officer
Dorothy Kennedy
Nurse
John Milton Kennedy
Radio Announcer
Don Kohler
Reporter
Jack Lomas
Reporter
Leota Lorraine
Passerby
Herbert Lytton
Capt. Parsons' Doctor
Tyler MacDuff
Master Sgt.
Lee MacGregor
Gen. Roberts' Aide
Kurt Martell
Major
Roger McGee
Johnson
Sammy McKim
Captain
Clyde McLeod
Enola Gay Crewman
Walter Merrill
Reporter
Harold Miller
Civilian at Airport
Ewing Mitchell
Gen. Kenneth Bonner Wolfe
Steve Mitchell
Guard
Roger Moore
Civilian
Thomas Murray
Reporter
Allen O'Locklin
Photographer
George Pembroke
Civilian
John Pickard
Miller
Barry Rado
Paul Tibbets III (Age 2)
Norman Rado
Paul Tibbets III (Age 2)
Edward Rickard
Scientist
William Ruhl
Civilian
Loretta Russell
Civilian at Airport
Dick Ryan
Reporter
H. Allen Sharpe
Scientist
Paul F. Smith
Sergeant Sign-Painter
Norman Stevans
Enola Gay Crew
Robert Stevenson
Military Police Officer
Edward Tierney
Photographer
Arthur Tovey
Los Alamos Scientist
Gregory Walcott
Burns
Harlan Warde
Chaplain Downey
Guy Way
Soldier at Washington D.C. Airport
Crane Whitley
Gen. Corlane
Mack Williams
Col. Bill Irvine
Ward Wood
Talkative Sergeant

Produced by

Melvin Frank
producer
Norman Panama
producer

Music by

Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography by

Ray June
director of photography

Editing by

Cotton Warburton

Art Direction by

Malcolm Brown
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

Ralph S. Hurst
(as Ralph Hurst)
Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

Helen Rose
costume designer: women's costumes

Makeup Department

Sydney Guilaroff
hair stylist
William Tuttle
makeup artist
Helene Parrish
hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

Dave Friedman
production manager (uncredited)
Edward Woehler
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Joel Freeman
assistant director
Marvin Stuart
assistant director

Art Department

George Elder
props (uncredited)
Nolan Hurst
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director
James Brock
sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects
Warren Newcombe
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Eric Carpenter
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Tommy McCoig
wardrobe (uncredited)
John Scura
wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Peter Ballbusch
montage

Music Department

André Previn
conductor
Samuel Albert
musician: violin (uncredited)
Alex Alexander
musician: cello (uncredited)
Gus Bivona
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Harold Byrns
orchestrator (uncredited)
John Cave
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Alexander Courage
orchestrator (uncredited)
David Crocov
musician: violin (uncredited)
Vincent de Rubertis
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn
orchestrator (uncredited)
Jakob Gimpel
musician: piano (uncredited)
Saul Grant
musician: violin (uncredited)
Sol Kindler
musician: violin (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten
musician: cello (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe
musician: violin (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski
musician: viola (uncredited)
Lisa Minghetti
musician: violin (uncredited)
Mel Pedesky
musician: drums (uncredited)
Lou Raderman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Uan Rasey
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Milton Raskin
musician: piano (uncredited)
Eunice Wennermark
musician: violin (uncredited)
Si Zentner
musician: trombone (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Dorothy Aldrin
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

James B. Bean
technical advisor: USAF (as Major James B. Bean)
Charles E.H. Begg
technical advisor: USAF (as Lieutenant Colonel Charles E.H. Begg)
Norman W. Ray
technical advisor: USAF (as Major Norman W. Ray)
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