Hiroshima (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Directors:

Koreyoshi Kurahara
Roger Spottiswoode

Writers:

John Hopkins (writer)
Toshirô Ishidô (writer)

Release Date:

6 August 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

For the first time the truth about the decision that changed the world.

Plot:

The grisly events leading to the first attack with a nuclear weapon.

Plot Keywords:

WWII

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Lynne Adams	...	Reporter
Wesley Addy	...	Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson
Allen Altman	...	Joseph Stiborik
Bernard Behrens	...	Asst. Secretary of War John J. McCloy
James Bradford	...	Adm. Ernest J. King
Mark Camacho	...	Charles Sweeney, Pilot
J. Winston Carroll	...	Chief Justice Stone (as J.W. Carroll)
Serge Christianssens	...	Joseph Stalin (as Serge Christiaenssens)
Dan Corby	...	Sailor
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	J. Robert Oppenheimer
Teddy Lee Dillon	...	John Kuharek
Strahil Dobrev	...	Stalin's Interpreter
Roger Dunn	...	Reporter
Domenico Fiore	...	Harold Urey (as Dom Fiore)
Frank Fontaine	...	Reporter

MPAA:

Rated PG for war violence including footage of bomb devastation, and for some language.

Runtime:

USA:190 min | USA:185 min (Showtime Library Print) | 186 min (dvd release)

Country:

Canada | Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

Finland:K-13 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Japan

A Perfect 10

Perhaps the best made-for-tv movie I've ever seen. Historically correct and blended with real footage and interviews of actual participants I was spell-bound for three hours. The haunting musical score only added to the emotional story telling of this significant historical event.