Hiroshima

7.1

United Kingdom

Documentary Drama War History

89 min

2005

John Hurt Harry S. Truman J. Robert Oppenheimer Fredrick Ruth Shane Rimmer Tim Matthews Haruka Kuroda Kenneth Jay Garry Cooper Katsumi Cho Ed Bishop Daniel Ben Zenou Paul Tibbets George Anton Shuntaro Hida Emperor Hirohito of Japan

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.