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Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

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The story of Col. Paul Tibbets and his crew who flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing World War II to a close.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

156 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

23 November 1980

Country

United States of America

Cast

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Beser

Kim Darby

Kim Darby

Lucy Tibbets

Patrick Duffy

Patrick Duffy

Col. Paul Tibbets

Gary Frank

Gary Frank

Maj. Tom Ferebee

Gregory Harrison

Gregory Harrison

Capt. Bob Lewis

Stephen Macht

Stephen Macht

Maj. William 'Bud' Uanna

Walter Olkewicz

Walter Olkewicz

Sgt. Shug Crawford

Robert Pine

Robert Pine

Capt. William 'Deke' Parsons

James Shigeta

James Shigeta

Field Marshal Abehata

Robert Walden

Robert Walden

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Richard Venture

Richard Venture

Alexander Sachs

Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Gen. Groves

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

Secretary of War Stimson

Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson

President Harry S. Truman

Stephen Roberts

Stephen Roberts

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Michael Tucci

Michael Tucci

Capt. Claude Eatherly

Than Wyenn

Than Wyenn

Gen. Curtis LeMay

Stephen Burleigh

Stephen Burleigh

Theodore Van Kirk

Marion Yue

Marion Yue

Aya

Bill Morey

Bill Morey

Gen. George Marshall

John Fujioka

John Fujioka

Gen. Nagai

James Saito

James Saito

Lt. Tatsuo Yamato

Phillip Pine

Phillip Pine

Ned Wilson

Ned Wilson

Michael Currie

Michael Currie

Bill Hutton

Bill Hutton

Matt McGowan

Matt McGowan

Rummel Mor

Rummel Mor

Glenn Morrissey

Glenn Morrissey

Stephen Keep Mills

Stephen Keep Mills

Stanley Grover

Stanley Grover

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Tony Lucatorto

Tony Lucatorto

Leslie Moonves

Leslie Moonves

Richard Mulholland

Richard Mulholland

Jed Nolan

Jed Nolan

Lynn Hancock

Lynn Hancock

Charles Benton

Charles Benton

Will MacMillan

Will MacMillan

Peter Fox

Peter Fox

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