Hiroshima ( 2005 ) ( Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II )

Hiroshima ( 2005 ) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Paul Wilmshurst

Written By:
Paul Wilmshurst

Actors:
John Hurt ..... Narrator (voice)
Noboru Akima ..... General Anami (as Noburu Akima)
George Anton ..... Parsons
Fred Ashworth ..... Himself - Crewmember of the Enola Gay (as Frederick Ashworth)
Robert Austin ..... Winston Churchill
Daniel Ben Zenou ..... Beser
Ed Bishop ..... Stimson
Katsumi Chô ..... Admiral Yonai
Lee Colley ..... Van Kirk
Garry Cooper ..... Groves
Gus Danowski ..... Jeppson
Tim Davenport ..... Captain Bob Lewis
George Elsey ..... Himself
Michael Fitzpatrick ..... Farrell
Teruko Fujii ..... Herself - Student in Hiroshima
Russell Gackenback ..... Himself - Navigator of the Enola Gay (as Russell Gackenbach)
Dr. Shuntaro Hida ..... Himself - Army doctor in Hiroshima (as Shuntaro Hida)
Hirohito ..... Himself (archive footage)
Kenneth Jay ..... Harry Truman
Morris Jeppson ..... Himself - Crewmember of the Enola Gay (as Morris 'Dick' Jepson)
Sachi Kimura ..... Takakura's friend
Haruka Kuroda ..... Akiko Takakura
Kinuko Laskey ..... Herself - Nurse in Hiroshima
Tim Matthews ..... Major Thomas Ferebee
Martin McDougall ..... Le May
Eric Meyers ..... Fermi
Naoko Mori ..... Shige Hiratsuka
Hirofumi Muraka ..... Dr. Shuntaro Hida
David Nicolle ..... Carron
Junichi Oboshi ..... Soldier Rescuer
Miya Oishi ..... Teruko Fujii
J. Robert Oppenheimer ..... Himself (archive footage)
Toyotaka Ota ..... Morio Ozaki
Hocto Pearson ..... Takashi Tanemori
Shane Rimmer ..... Byrnes
Fredrick Ruth ..... J. Robert Oppenheimer
Minako Seki ..... Nurse Kinuko
Ian Shaw ..... Colonel Paul Tibbetts
Janet Suzman ..... Japanese woman's (voice)
Akiko Takakura ..... Herself - Bank employee in Hiroshima
Takashi Tanemori ..... Himself - Pupil in Hiroshima
Shigeru Terasawa ..... Himself - Soldier in Hiroshima
Clive Thompson ..... George Elsey
Paul Tibbets ..... Himself - Pilot of the Enola Gay
Harry S. Truman ..... Himself (archive footage)
Theodore Van Kirk ..... Himself - Navigator of the Enola Gay (as Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk)
Kenji Watanabe ..... Shige's Husband
Martin Wimbush ..... General Sir Alan Brooke
Waldemar Zalewski ..... Josef Stalin

Synopsis:

A dramatised documentary exploring the humanity and the horror of the first atomic attack. It was the defining moment of the 20th Century - the scientific, technological, military, and political gamble of the world's first atomic attack. This drama-documentary attempts to do what no other film has done before - to show what it is like to live through a nuclear explosion, millisecond by millisecond. Set in the three weeks from the first test explosion in New Mexico to the eventual dropping of the bomb, the action takes viewers into the room where the crucial political decisions are made; on board the Enola Gay on her fateful voyage; inside the bomb as it explodes; and on the streets of Hiroshima when disaster strikes. Parallel storylines interweave, unfolding the action from both US and Japanese perspectives, and revealing the tensions and conflicts in the actions and minds of people who were making history. Special effects recreate the reality of the mission - even going inside the workings of the bomb - and archive film replays the horrific aftermath.

Landmark dramadoc telling the story of the atomic bomb and its impact on the people of Hiroshima. The film mixes testimony, archive, CGI and full-scale reconstruction to communicate the detailed content and context of this terrible event. Screened in 30 other countries around the world on the 60th anniversary.

Documentary with dramatic reenactments with actors to describe what dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was like.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 02 October, 2013.