Hiroshima (2005)

Hiroshima (2005)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2005-08-06 United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany, France 89 Min. PG-13
7.2 54 votes
Documentary, Drama, War, History

Overview

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

John Hurt is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Shuntaro Hida is Self - Hiroshima Survivor
Self - Hiroshima Survivor
Robert Austin is Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
George Anton is Parsons
Parsons
George Elsey is Self - Military Advisor
Self - Military Advisor
Paul Tibbets is Self - Pilot, Enola Gay
Self - Pilot, Enola Gay
Theodore
Self - Navigator, Enola Gay
Akiko Takakura is Self - Hiroshima Survivor
Self - Hiroshima Survivor
Ed Bishop is Stimson
Stimson
Katsumi Cho is Admiral Yonai
Admiral Yonai
Noboru Akima is General Anami
General Anami
Lee Colley is Van Kirk
Van Kirk
Garry Cooper is Groves
Groves
Kenneth Jay is Harry Truman
Harry Truman
Haruka Kuroda is Akiko Takakura
Akiko Takakura
Tim Matthews is Major Thomas Ferebee
Major Thomas Ferebee
Shane Rimmer is James F. Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
Fredrick Ruth is Robert Oppenheimer
Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)