Hiroshima

Plot Summary

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 Narrator (voice)

Shuntaro Hida Self - Hiroshima Survivor

Robert Austin Winston Churchill

George Anton Parsons

George Elsey Self - Military Advisor