The grisly events leading to the first attack with a nuclear weapon.The grisly events leading to the first attack with a nuclear weapon.The grisly events leading to the first attack with a nuclear weapon.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 6 wins & 8 nominations total
J. Winston Carroll
- Chief Justice Stone
- (as J.W. Carroll)
Tedd Dillon
- John Kuharek
- (as Teddy Lee Dillon)
Strahil Goodman
- Stalin's Interpreter
- (as Strahil Dobrev)
Domenico Fiore
- Harold Urey
- (as Dom Fiore)
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- TriviaSpottiswoode commented to the pilot about what a shame it was that of the thousands of the magnificent machines built, that only the B-29 one was still flying. The pilot (a World War Two veteran) was not so nostalgic, and replied "This thing was designed and built for just one purpose; to kill thousands of people at a time. One is more than enough."
- GoofsA comment was made in a conference with Col. Tibbets that changing course over the target from going upwind to downwind; "lowering the airspeed over the target" was not recommended. Airspeed is not a function of prevailing winds even if 1 to 3 times or more than that of the aircraft's speed. Groundspeed is the accurate term. Wind direction and speed has no effect on airspeed which is solely a function of aircraft attitude and power settings only.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1996)
- SoundtracksCantus in Memoriam for Benjamin Britten
Composed by Arvo Pärt
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Intelligent and provocative and of highest quality
I found this masterpiece of a film by perusing the cable tv guide. Being a war history enthusiast, I was drawn to the content of the movie, only to realize that the production and actors and characters and images and storyline were equally well done. None of the performers are big celebrities, but that fact takes nothing away from their incredible performances and likenesses to the true people they portrayed. Kenneth Welsh as Harry Truman and Wesley Addy as Sec of War Stimson dominate with memorable renditions, but the entire cast deserves almost equal praise. I was not aware that President Truman was on a battleship when the uranium bomb descended on Hiroshima. The attitudes of American and Japanese leaders were nicely shown, and Truman's portrayed thoughtfulness and decisiveness were impressive. One of the infrequent 10's of my movie history. The docu-drama format gave the piece an even more realistic appeal.
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- amazme3
- Feb 2, 2002
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- Runtime3 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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