Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945 (1970)
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.
- Date of release
- 1970-01-01
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 16m
- Genres
- War, Documentary, History
- Director
- Erik Barnouw
Casting
- Kazuko Oshima — Narrator (voice)
- Paul Ronder — Narrator (voice)
- J. Robert Oppenheimer — Self (voice) (archive footage)
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