Above and Beyond (1952) ( Eagle on His Cap ) ( Above & Beyond )

Above and Beyond (1952) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Eagle on His Cap
Alternate Title: Above & Beyond
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
122 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1952 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Melvin Frank
Norman Panama

Written By:
Beirne Lay Jr.
Melvin Frank

Actors:
Robert Taylor ..... Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets 509th Composite Group CO (pilot of Enola Gay)
Eleanor Parker ..... Lucey Tibbets
James Whitmore ..... Maj. William 'Bill' M. Uanna - Security Officer, Operation Silverplate
Larry Keating ..... Maj. Gen. Vernon C. Brent
Larry Gates ..... Capt. William 'Deak' Parsons, USN
Marilyn Erskine ..... Marge Bratton
Stephen Dunne ..... Maj. Harry Bratton, Co-pilot B-29 tests
Robert Burton ..... Gen. Samuel E. Roberts (Tibbets' CO in Africa)
Hayden Rorke ..... Dr. Ramsey
Lawrence Dobkin ..... Dr. Van Dyke
Jack Raine ..... Dr. Fiske
Jonathan Cott ..... Capt. Dutch van Kirk (navigator, Enola Gay)
Jeff Richards ..... Maj. Thomas Ferebee (Enola Gay bombardier)
Dick Simmons ..... Capt. Robert A. Lewis (co-pilot, Enola Gay)
John McKee ..... Staff Sergeant Wyatt E. Duzenbury, Enola Gay Flight Engineer

Synopsis:

Above and Beyond is the story of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as told from the perspective of the man who flew the mission. Robert Taylor stars as Col. Paul Tibbetts, commander of the Enola Gay. Once selected for this extremely dangerous mission, Tibbetts must hand-pick a crew worthy of the task. He is also forced to keep his mission a closely guarded secret, even unto withholding all information from his loving and patient wife Lucey (Eleanor Parker). The film concentrates on the strain placed upon Tibbetts, his crew and their families in the crucial days before the 'big drop'. The bombing itself is handled with taste and decorum, though the horror and mixed emotions of the moment are brilliantly conveyed on the faces of Tibbetts and his men. Above and Beyond represents a rare noncomedy endeavor from the writer-director team of Melvin Frank and Norman Panama.

The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, 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. As time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase.

Story of Col. Paul Tibbetts, the man who piloted the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War 2.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 November, 2019.