Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945 (1970)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1970 (US)
  • War, Documentary, History
  • 16m

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.

Erik Barnouw

Director, Writer

Geof Bartz

Writer

Paul Ronder

Writer

Cast

Kazuko Oshima's headshot

Kazuko Oshima

Narrator (voice)
Paul Ronder's headshot

Paul Ronder

Narrator (voice)
J. Robert Oppenheimer's headshot

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (voice) (archive footage)

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