Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

7.3 / 10 1995 1h 32mNR English
DocumentaryHistoryWar

Storyline

"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945-1963. Narrated by William Shatner and featuring an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, this award-winning documentary reveals previously unreleased and classified government footage from several countries.

Cast & Crew

William Shatner

William Shatner

Narrator

Lead
Edward Teller

Edward Teller

Self - Nuclear Physicist

W.H.P. Blandy

W.H.P. Blandy

Self - Commander Joint Task Force One (archive footage)

FH

Frank H. Shelton

Self - Nuclear Weaponeer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - U.S. President (archive footage)

Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson

Self - U.S Ambassador (1961-1965) to the UN (archive footage)

Randall William Cook

Randall William Cook

Newsreel Narrator (archive sound)

Nikolai Bulganin

Nikolai Bulganin

Self (archive footage)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Kuran's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker