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Hiroshima
“The Horror, the pain and the suffering of Hiroshima!”
7.1 / 10• 2005• 1h 29m•NR• English
DocumentaryDramaWarHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Hurt
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Shuntaro Hida
Self - Hiroshima Survivor
RA
Robert Austin
Winston Churchill
George Anton
Parsons
GE
George Elsey
Self - Military Advisor
Paul Tibbets
Self - Pilot, Enola Gay
T"
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk
Self - Navigator, Enola Gay
AT
Akiko Takakura
Self - Hiroshima Survivor
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Wilmshurst's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hiroshima is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
