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"Atomic Bomb Cinema: The Apocalyptic Imagination On Film" [2001] by Jerome F. Shapiro Routledge 9x5¼ pb [11/2001] for $29.95 Routledge library 9¼x6¼ hardcover [11/2001] for $106.00 |
"America's Atomic Bomb Tests:
The Secret Tests That Changed The World"
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{declassified government technical training films}; includes 'Operation Tumbler Snapper', 'At Ground Zero' & 'Operation Hardtack'
Image Ent. b&w DVD [7/2005] 3 disks for $14.99 |
"The Atomic Cafe" [indep March 1982]
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A collection of 1960s U.S. government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans about surviving nuclear war.
Directed by Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty & Pierce Rafferty
New Video Group color DVD [3/2002] for $14.97 New Video Group color VHS [3/2002] for $18.95 full credits at IMDb |
"The Atomic Filmmakers: Hollywood's
Top Secret Film Studio" [indep video release 1997]
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Documentary produced & directed by Peter Kuran
Goldhil color DVD [7/2003] for $12.99 Goldhil color VHS [11/99] for $9.48 full credits from IMDb |
"Barefoot Gen"aka 'Hadashi no gen'
[Japan July 1983, USA June 1992]
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The tale of a child surviving the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945; the manga books are important anti-war works, and the film is a landmark in animé art.
Directed by Mori Masaki; written & produced by Keiji Nakazawa Image Ent. bilingual color DVD [4/99] out of stock/used Orion Home Video color VHS [7/95] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb sequel "Barefoot Gen 2" aka 'Hadashi no gen 2' [1986] Co-directed by Toshio Hirata & Akio Sakai; written by Keiji Nakazawa video not available; full credits from IMDb |
"B.B.C. History of World War II: Hiroshima"
[B.B.C. Aug 2005]
 | "... A Dramatized Documentary Exploring the Humanity & The Horror of The First Atomic Attack" Written, co-produced & directed by Paul Wilmshurst B.B.C./Warner DVD[7/2006] for $14.99 "B.B.C. History of World War II" 10-episode set {does not include 'Hiroshima'} B.B.C./Warner DVD box set [7/2005] 12 disks for $108.99 Hiroshima page at Free Information Society |
"Dark Circle: It May Not Be Too Late"
[I.D.C./New Yorker Films Oct 1983]
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A documentary that exposes the lethal safety lapses, the decades of lies, and the cover-ups within the U.S. nuclear industry, focusing on the poisoned-forever facility at Rocky Flats, Colorado.
Co-produced, co-directed & narrated by Judy Irving; written & co-directed by Chris Beaver; co-produced by Ruth Landry; won Documentary Grand Prize at Sundance, Emmy for Best Documentary
Docurama/POV color DVD [3/2007] for $23.99 full credits from IMDb |
"The Day After Trinity" [P.B.S./K.T.E.H. documentary Jan 1981]
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Produced & co-written by Janet Peoples, co-written & directed by Jon Else; nominated for Best Documentary Oscar, won A.C.E. & Peabody Awards
Image Ent. color DVD [5/2002] for $21.99 Pyramid Home Video color VHS [8/91] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
"Day One" tv movie [Spelling/CBS March 1989]
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Directed by Joseph Sargent; based on the book {below}; starring Brian Dennehy, David Strathairn, Michael Tucker, Hume Cronyn, Hal Holbrook, Barnard Hughes & Richard Dysart; won Emmy for Best Drama Special
Acorn Media color DVD [11/2007] for $22.49 Lions Gate color VHS [2/94] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb "Day One: Before Hiroshima & After" [1985] by Peter Wyden The Manhattan Project from the viewpoint of Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard Warner pb [8/85] out of print/used S&S hardcover [8/85] out of print/many used |
"Dr. Teller's Very Large Bomb"
[P.B.S. tv special Sept 2006]
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Written & directed by Michael Lennick
color DVD available at filmmaker's website full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
"Fat Man and Little Boy" [Paramount Oct 1989]
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A re-enactment of the tensions inside the Manhattan Project, the secret research & design operation at Los Alamos, NM that designed & built the atomic bombs used to end World War II.
Co-written & directed by Roland Joffé; co-written by Bruce Robinson; starring Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern & Natasha Richardson
Paramount color DVD [4/2004] for $9.99 Paramount color VHS [5/92] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb |
"Hiroshima" TV mini-series [Hallmark Aug 1995]
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Co-directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara & Roger Spottiswoode; starring Kenneth Welsh {as Harry Truman}, Timothy West, Naohiko Umewaka {as Hirohito}, Wesley Addy, Richard Masur, Leon Pownall, Daisaku Akino, David Gow & Ken Jenkins
Platinum Disc color DVD [2/2005] for $6.99 Hallmark color VHS [8/96] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb Hiroshima page at Free Information Society |
"Hiroshima: Out of The Ashes" tv movie
[NBC-TV August 1990]
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Co-produced by Robert Greenwald; directed by Peter Werner; starring Max von Sydow, Judd Nelson, Mako, Tamlyn Tomita & Pat Morita
Direct Source Label color DVD [4/2007] for $5.98 Anchor Bay color VHS [12/94] out of stock/used full credits at IMDb Hiroshima page at Free Information Society |
"Hiroshima: 60th Anniversary" [History Channel 2005]
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five 50-minute episodes include "Hiroshima: The Decision To Drop The Bomb"; "Tech Effect: Hiroshima"; "Oppenheimer: Father of The Atomic Bomb"; "Man, Moment, Machine: Oppenheimer & The Atomic Bomb"; and "Modern Marvels: The Manhattan Project"
A&E 4-hour DVD set [8/00] 2 disks - out of prodn/used not listed at IMDb |
"Hiroshima: Why The Bomb Was Dropped"
[A.B.C. News July 1995]
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Hosted by Peter Jennings; won a Peabody Award
M.P.I. b&w DVD [11/2002] for $17.99 M.P.I. b&w VHS [9/98] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb Hiroshima page at Free Information Society |
"Japan's Longest Day"
[Toho Japan Aug 1967, USA March 1968]
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This is the true story of 15 August 1945, as Japan's government considered surrender to the Allies; the 2-hour 40-minute film is broadcast in Japan every year on the anniversary of the surrender.
After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan's Army Minister Anami proposed to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito and his other ministers considered the unthinkable – the peaceful surrender of Japan. When Anami learned of a military plot to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, he faced the choice between his desires and his loyalty to the Emperor. Directed by Kihachi Okamoto; adapted by Shinobu Hashimoto from the 1965 book; starring Toshirô Mifune, Koshiro Matsumoto {as Emperor Hirohito}, Sô Yamamura, Chishu Ryu, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, Toshio Kurosawa, Shogo Shimada, Susumu Fujita, Rokko Toura, Yûnosuke Itô, Daisuke Katô, Etsushi Takahashi, Jun Tazaki, Takao Inoue & Nobuo Nakamura; won Kinema Junpo Award for Best Script Animeigo widescreen b&w/color DVD [9/2006] for $26.99 full credits from IMDb |
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based on the renowned history “Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi” [1965] by The Pacific War Research Society & Soichi Oya Kodansha Intl. 7½x5¼ pb [9/2002] for $13.57 Ballantine Books mass pb [9/93] out of print/used |
"Lifting The Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki"
[A.B.C. News/Maljack 1991]
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Produced & directed by Allan Siegel
MPI Home Video b&w/color DVD [11/2002] for $17.99 not listed at IMDb; the one reviewer on Amazon thinks the show is bunk, yet it was produced by A.B.C. News ... |
"Modern Marvels: The Manhattan Project"
[History Channel June 2002]
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A&E Home Video DVD [9/2005] for $21.99 episode credits from IMDb |
"On The Beach"
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b&w feature film [United Artists Dec 1959] Set in a future 1964, the northern hemisphere is wiped out by nuclear war, the radiation will soon also poison the southern hemisphere. An American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia; the captain mourns his lost family and meets a local beauty barely a month before the predicted end of civilization. Produced & directed by Stanley Kramer; based on the novel by Nevil Shute; starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson & John Tate M.G.M. b&w DVD [2/2000] for $9.99 M.G.M. b&w VHS [8/96] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
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color TV remake [Showtime May 2000]
Australia has narrowly survived nuclear devastation; one major scientist predicts a doomsday in two months and another predicts the possibility of survival for a few in the north. A lone American submarine has survived and the Aussies ask the captain to visit the North American coast to test the two theories. The scientist battles with his ex-fiancee, who takes a liking to the American captain ... Directed by Russell Mulcahy; based on the novel by Nevil Shute; starring Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown & Jacqueline McKenzie Platinum Disc b&w DVD [3/2005] for $6.99 Hallmark color VHS [10/2000] out of prodn/used Varese Sarabande soundtrack CD [5/2000] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
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1957 novel by Nevil Shute Ballantine Books mass pb [9/83] for $6.99 House of Stratus 8x5¼ pb [10/2002] out of print/used Amereon House 8¼x5¾ hardcover [6/86] for $26.95 book entry at Wikipedia |
"When Hollywood Came To Melbourne: The Story of The Making of Stanley Kramer's
On The Beach" [undated] by Philip R. Davey
not found on Amazon or B&N; out of print/rare
"Radio Bikini" [PBS/WGBH documentary Oct 1987 ]
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"The Most Terrifying & Unbelievable Story of The Nuclear Age"
Produced, directed & edited by Robert Stone; nominated for Best Documentary Feature Oscar New Video Group b&w DVD [12/2003] out of prodn/used New Video Group b&w VHS [12/2003] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
"Rain of Ruin: The Bombing of Nagasaki"
[Nagasaki Intl. TV / Oregon Public Broadcasting 1995]
Produced, written & directed by Stephen Segaller; video/DVD not available;
full credits at IMDb
"Split Second" [R.K.O. Radio Pictures May 1953]
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A notorious killer and two pals escape prison, capture hostages, and hide them in a Nevada ghost town, knowing that an atomic blast is set to go off nearby the next morning.
Directed by Dick Powell; starring Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling, Keith Andes, Arthur Hunnicutt, Paul Kelly, Robert Paige, Richard Egan & Frank DeKova Turner b&w VHS [3/89] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
"Testament" [Paramount Nov 1983]
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In an instant, nuclear war in the United States ends civilization. In a small suburban town outside San Francisco, contact with the outside world is pretty much cut off.
Co-produced & directed by Lynne Littman; starring Jane Alexander, William Devane, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal, Lukas Haa, Philip Anglim, Lilia Skala, Leon Ames, Lurene Tuttle, Rebecca De Mornay, Kevin Costner & Mako; Oscar nomination for Best Actress [JA]
Paramount widescreen color DVD [12/2004] out of prodn/used Paramount color VHS [1/98] out of prodn/many used full credits from IMDb |
"Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie"
[indep video release Sept 1995]
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Co-produced & directed by Peter Kuran; partly filmed in 3-D; narrated by William Shatner
V.C.E. color/3D DVD [10/2006] for $16.99 V.C.E. color/3D DVD [1/2000] for $24.95 Goldhil Home Media color VHS [11/99] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
"When The Wind Blows" animated film
[T.V.C./Film Four Intl. U.K. 1986, USA March 1988]
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Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami
Channel 4 color DVD [9/2005] out of prodn/used LionsGate Home Video color VHS [6/88] out of prodn/used Phantom soundtrack CD [11/96] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
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graphic novel [1982] by British illustrator Raymond Briggs
Viking Childrens pb [2/88] for $11.78 Schocken hardcover [1/87] out of print/used Hamish Hamilton hardcover [3/82] out of print/used stage play adaptation: Samuel French 7x4½ pb [1/83] out of print/used B.B.C. radio drama: Soundelux audio [3/90] out of prodn/used |
"White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction of
Hiroshima & Nagasaki" [B.B.C./H.B.O. TV movie Aug 2007]
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Written & directed by Steven Okazaki
H.B.O. Home Video color DVD [8/2007] for $22.99 official sites: U.S.A. + Japanese full credits from IMDb |
"World At War: Episode 24 - The Bomb"
TV mini-series [I.T.V./Thames TV April 1974]
 | Executive produced by Sir Jeremy Isaacs; narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier
A&E series DVD box set [8/2004] 11 disks for $55.99 Warner VHS [6/95] out of prodn/used series credits from IMDb • episode credits from IMDb official series website |
Atomic Cinema Collections
 | "Atomic Testing: Declassified" [2007]
St. Clair Vision b&w/color DVD set [6/2007] 3 disks for $9.98 37 short features including "A is For Atom"; "A New Look At The H-Bomb"; "About Fallout"; "The Atom & Biological Science"; "The Atom Strikes!"; "Atomic Alert"; "Atomic Weapons Tests: Trinity Through Buster-Jangle"; "Bombproof"; "Challenge of Ideas"; "The Day Called X"; "Developing and Producing The B-61"; "Duck and Cover"; "Fallout: When and How To Protect Yourself Against It"; "Flash of Darkness"; "The House In The Middle"; "Inform- ation Program Within Public Shelters"; "Let's Face It"; "The Medical Aspects of Nuclear Radiation"; "Military Effects Studies On Operation Castle"; "News Magazine of The Screen: Atomic Energy"; "Occupying A Public Shelter"; "Opera- tion Crossroads"; "Operation Cue" [1955]; "Operation Cue" [1964]; "Operation Hardtack: Part 1 - Basic Effects"; "Opera- tion Hardtack: Part 2 - High Altitude Tests"; "Operation Doorstep"; "Operation Upshot-Knothole"; "Our Cities Must Fight"; "Radiological Defense"; "Survival Under Atomic Attack"; "Tale of Two Cities"; "Target You"; "This Is Not A Test"; "Town of Times"; "Warning Red"; "What You Should Know About Biological Warfare"; "You Can Beat The A-Bomb"; plus bonus items including radio programs and photo & poster galleries |
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"Atomic Bomb Collection Complete Library" DVD box set [2006] V.C.E. b&w/color DVD set [10/2006] 5 disks for $74.98 contains "Trinity and Beyond" [1995]; "Hollywood's Secret Studio: Atomic Filmmakers" [1997]; "Atomic Journeys" [1999]; "Nukes In Space" [1999]; and "Nuclear Rescue 911" [2001] |
 | "History of Nuclear Weapons: The Ultimate Weapons" [2005]
Tapeworm Video DVD [3/2005] 2 disks for $24.95 Two hours of government footage of nuclear test explosions, from Bikini Atoll to the Nevada Testing Site. |
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