Country
United States
Date
Aug 06, 2005
Note
Discovery Channel
The Horror, the pain and the suffering of Hiroshima!
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Akiko Takakura | Self - Hiroshima Survivor |
| Daniel Ben Zenou | Beser |
| Ed Bishop | Stimson |
| Katsumi Cho | Admiral Yonai |
| Noboru Akima | General Anami |
| Lee Colley | Van Kirk |
| Garry Cooper | Groves |
| Kenneth Jay | Harry Truman |
| Haruka Kuroda | Akiko Takakura |
| Tim Matthews | Major Thomas Ferebee |
| Shane Rimmer | James F. Byrnes |
| Fredrick Ruth | Robert Oppenheimer |
| J. Robert Oppenheimer | Self (archive footage) |
| Harry S. Truman | Self (archive footage) |
| Emperor Hirohito of Japan | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
DocumentaryDramaWarHistory
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Hiroshima |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語, English |
| Paesi di produzione | United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany, France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | BBC, TF1, ZDF, Discovery |
| Sito ufficiale | bbc.co.uk |
| Data di uscita | 6 agosto 2005 |
| Exec. Producer | Matthew Barrett |
| Producer | Jim Spencer, Paul Wilmshurst, Maciej Skalski, Michał Szczerbic |
| Writer | Paul Wilmshurst, Julie Press |
| Casting | Gary Davy |
| Editors | Luke Dunkley, Horacio Queiro |
| Cinematography | Graham Smith, Witold Ozimek |
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| Asst. Directors | Weronika Migoń, Nick Justin, Paul Wilmshurst |
| Camera Operators | Graham Smith, Witold Ozimek |
| Add. Photography | Graham Smith, Witold Ozimek |
| Production Design | Alan Spalding, Ewa Skoczkowska, Kat Law |
| Art Direction | Alan Spalding, Kat Law, Ewa Skoczkowska |
| Set Decoration | Alan Spalding, Kat Law, Ewa Skoczkowska |
| Visual Effects | Earle Stuart Callender, Gareth Edwards |
| Composer | Daniel Pemberton, James Fitzpatrick |
| Sound | Daniel Pemberton, James Fitzpatrick |
| Costume Design | Ewa Helman-Szczerbic, Katarzyna Lewińska, Anna Dąbrowska, Laura Schalker |
| Makeup | Anna Dąbrowska, Ewa Helman-Szczerbic, Laura Schalker, Katarzyna Lewińska |
| Hairstyling | Ewa Helman-Szczerbic, Anna Dąbrowska, Laura Schalker, Katarzyna Lewińska |
Release dates
TV
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Aug 07, 2005
Note
BBC One
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