
The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but as time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase.

as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets

as Lucey Tibbets

as Maj. William M. Uanna

as Maj. Gen. Vernon C. Brent

as Capt. William Parsons

as Marge Bratton

as Maj. Harry Bratton

as Gen. Samuel E. Roberts

as Dr. Ramsey

as Dr. Van Dyke

as Dr. Fiske

as Capt. Dutch van Kirk

as Maj. Thomas Ferebee

as Sgt. Wyatt E. Duzenbury

as Capt. Robert A. Lewis (Co-Pilot, Enola Gay)

as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

as Wife at Washington D.C. Airport

as Gen. Robert's Aide

as Military Officer (uncredited)