Film

Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945

1970 · 16m · War · Documentary · History

IMDb

8.2

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.

Kazuko Oshima

Narrator (voice)

Paul Ronder

Narrator (voice)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (voice) (archive footage)

• Erik BarnouwDirector · Writer · Producer
• Geof BartzWriter · Editor
• Paul RonderWriter · Editor

Release date

January 1, 1970

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

16m

Genres

War, Documentary, History

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