Hiroshima

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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.

Cast

J John HurtNarrator (voice) S Shuntaro HidaSelf - Hiroshima Survivor R Robert AustinWinston Churchill G George AntonParsons G George ElseySelf - Military Advisor P Paul TibbetsSelf - Pilot, Enola Gay T Theodore "Dutch" Van KirkSelf - Navigator, Enola Gay A Akiko TakakuraSelf - Hiroshima Survivor D Daniel Ben ZenouBeser E Ed BishopStimson K Katsumi ChoAdmiral Yonai N Noboru AkimaGeneral Anami

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L Lee ColleyVan Kirk G Garry CooperGroves K Kenneth JayHarry Truman H Haruka KurodaAkiko Takakura T Tim MatthewsMajor Thomas Ferebee S Shane RimmerJames F. Byrnes F Fredrick RuthRobert Oppenheimer J J. Robert OppenheimerSelf (archive footage) H Harry S. TrumanSelf (archive footage) E Emperor Hirohito of JapanSelf (archive footage)