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Hiroshima

"The Horror, the pain and the suffering of 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.

Top Cast

  • John Hurt

    John Hurt

    Narrator (voice)

  • Shuntaro Hida

    Shuntaro Hida

    Self - Hiroshima Survivor

  • Robert Austin

    Robert Austin

    Winston Churchill

  • George Anton

    George Anton

    Parsons

  • George Elsey

    George Elsey

    Self - Military Advisor

  • Paul Tibbets

    Paul Tibbets

    Self - Pilot, Enola Gay

  • Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk

    Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk

    Self - Navigator, Enola Gay

  • Akiko Takakura

    Akiko Takakura

    Self - Hiroshima Survivor

  • Daniel Ben Zenou

    Daniel Ben Zenou

    Beser

Overview

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.

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