Surprisingly Accurate
I've been studying the history of the atomic bomb program and the bombing of Hiroshima for many years and have read countless books and articles on the topic. It remains one of the most controversial topics in history and shows no signs that it will become less controversial as time goes by.
This documentary, made in 1963, was impressive in regards to the detail provided as well as the accuracy of the information. There were a few instances where they used footage from other sources to help complete their story-- examples include the long shot of the "Trinity" test was actually footage of a test in the 1950's at the Nevada Test Site, though the close up was indeed actual film from the Trinity test. The explosion over Hiroshima was actually footage again from the Nevada Test Site and then, the footage of the fully grown mushroom cloud was actual footage from the "Fat Man" plutonium bomb explosion over Nagasaki. It's not clear why they chose not to use the long shot of the...
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