Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945

Name: Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945
Director: Erik Barnouw
Genre: War, Documentary, History
Released: 1970-01-01
Duration: 16 min
Cast: Kazuko Oshima, Paul Ronder, J. Robert Oppenheimer

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1970 · 16 min · War · Documentary · History · TMDB 7.5/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Erik Barnouw

Cast

Kazuko Oshima — Narrator (voice)
Paul Ronder — Narrator (voice)
J. Robert Oppenheimer — Self (voice) (archive footage)