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Summary

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

Release Date: August 6, 2005

Runtime: 89 minutes

Genres: Documentary, Drama, War, History

Rating: ⭐ 7.2/10 (54 votes)

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Cast

  • John Hurt

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    Narrator (voice)

  • Shuntaro Hida

    Shuntaro Hida

    Self - Hiroshima Survivor

  • George Anton

    George Anton

    Parsons

  • Paul Tibbets

    Paul Tibbets

    Self - Pilot, Enola Gay

  • Daniel Ben Zenou

    Daniel Ben Zenou

    Beser

  • Ed Bishop

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    Stimson

  • Katsumi Cho

    Katsumi Cho

    Admiral Yonai

  • Garry Cooper

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  • Kenneth Jay

    Kenneth Jay

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  • Haruka Kuroda

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    Akiko Takakura

  • Tim Matthews

    Tim Matthews

    Major Thomas Ferebee

  • Shane Rimmer

    Shane Rimmer

    James F. Byrnes

  • Fredrick Ruth

    Fredrick Ruth

    Robert Oppenheimer

  • J. Robert Oppenheimer

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    Self (archive footage)

  • Harry S. Truman

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    Self (archive footage)

  • Emperor Hirohito of Japan

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