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Hiroshima

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.

2005 |1h 29m |  Documentary, Drama, War, History

Videos

Cast

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John Hurt

Narrator (voice)

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Shuntaro Hida

Self - Hiroshima Survivor

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George Anton

Parsons

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Paul Tibbets

Self - Pilot, Enola Gay

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Daniel Ben Zenou

Beser

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Ed Bishop

Stimson

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Katsumi Cho

Admiral Yonai

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Garry Cooper

Groves

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Kenneth Jay

Harry Truman

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Haruka Kuroda

Akiko Takakura

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Tim Matthews

Major Thomas Ferebee

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Shane Rimmer

James F. Byrnes

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Fredrick Ruth

Robert Oppenheimer

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (archive footage)

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Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

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Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Self (archive footage)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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