Hiroshima

Overview

The documentary recounts the world's first nuclear attack and examines the alarming repercussions. Covering a three-week period from the Trinity test to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the program chronicles America's political gamble and the planning for the momentous event. Archival film, dramatizations, and special effects feature what occurred aboard the Enola Gay (the aircraft that dropped the bomb) and inside the exploding bomb.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 6, 2005

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Japanese

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

TF1,ZDF,BBC,Discovery

Cast

George Elsey,Paul Tibbets,Robert Austin,Katsumi Cho,Emperor Hirohito of Japan,Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk,Kenneth Jay,J. Robert Oppenheimer,Shuntaro Hida,Haruka Kurodaand 12 more

Director

Paul Wilmshurst

Writer

Julie Press,Paul Wilmshurst

Producer

Matthew Barrett,Michał Szczerbic,Paul Wilmshurst

Cinematography

Graham Smith

Music

Daniel Pemberton

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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