
Film
Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945
1970 · 16m · War · Documentary · History
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- 8.2
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Overview
This documentary is a compilation of silent black-and-white film footage shot by the Japanese in Hiroshima and Nagasaki shortly after the atomic bomb blasts in early August 1945. English-language voice-over narration has been added, along with a few scenes from American sources. The film shows the destruction and injury caused by the atomic bombs in graphic detail.
Cast
Kazuko Oshima
Narrator (voice)
Paul Ronder
Narrator (voice)

J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Crew
- Erik BarnouwWriter · Director · Producer
- Geof BartzWriter · Editor
- Paul RonderWriter · Editor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1970
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 16m
- Genres
- War, Documentary, History
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