War ·Documentary ·History · 1970 · 16m

Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945

Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945 poster
Director
Erik Barnouw
Cast
Kazuko Oshima as Narrator (voice) Paul Ronder as Narrator (voice) J. Robert Oppenheimer as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Crew
Geof Bartz — Editor Paul Ronder — Editor Erik Barnouw — Writer Geof Bartz — Writer Paul Ronder — Writer Erik Barnouw — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Erik Barnouw Director Geof Bartz Editor Paul Ronder Editor Erik Barnouw Writer Geof Bartz Writer Paul Ronder Writer Erik Barnouw Producer
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