Above and Beyond
US (1952): Action/Drama
The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets (Robert Taylor), the pilot of the Enola Gay, the bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it is capable of doing tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be enormous. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but if using it may bring an end to the war, then not doing so may result in even more lives being lost in continued ground assaults as the fighting goes on. At the same time, the intense secrecy surrounding this mission leaves him with no one he can express his thoughts and doubts to, not even his wife (Eleanor Parker). As time goes on, the pressures upon him only increase. Directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, both of whom also collaborated with Bernie Lay, Jr., on the screenplay. Cast includes James Whitmore, Larry Keating, Larry Gates and Stephen Dunne. (MGM) (Jean-Marc Rocher, IMDb)
2 nominations
· Writing (Motion Picture Story) 1953: Beirne Lay, Jr.
· Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1953: Hugo Friedhofer