Hiroshima

The story

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 & crew

John HurtNarrator (voice)

Shuntaro HidaSelf - Hiroshima Survivor

Robert Austin

Robert AustinWinston Churchill

George AntonParsons

George Elsey

George ElseySelf - Military Advisor

Paul TibbetsSelf - Pilot, Enola Gay

Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk

Theodore "Dutch" Van KirkSelf - Navigator, Enola Gay

Akiko Takakura

Akiko TakakuraSelf - Hiroshima Survivor

Daniel Ben ZenouBeser

Ed BishopStimson

Katsumi ChoAdmiral Yonai

Noboru Akima

Noboru AkimaGeneral Anami