In the summer of 1945, the nightmare is ending for thousands of soldiers. In Japan, the situation is desperate. The Empire of the Rising Sun no longer has the means to continue the war. It can’t stem the American advance. Its centres of industry have been systematically destroyed by the US Air Force’s bombardments, its supply lines all cut off. The people of Japan are preparing to face the unthinkable; and in the corridors of power, too, many of their leaders are resigned to the war being lost. But the ministers cannot accept the shame and the risks of an unnegotiated surrender. They must maintain the Emperor on his throne, to preserve the very essence of Japan and the military traditions it represents. Documentary: History Uncovered – Hiroshima: The Defeat of Stalin Directed by: Cédric Condon Production: Cinétévé
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Isao Hashimoto: “This piece of work is a bird’s eye view of the history by scaling down a month length of time into one second. No letter is used for equal messaging to all viewers without language barrier. The blinking light, sound and the numbers on the world map show when, where and how many experiments each country have conducted. I created this work for the means of an interface to the people who are yet to know of the extremely grave, but present problem of the world.” — Profile of the artist: Isao HASHIMOTO Born in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan in 1959. Worked for 17 years in financial industry as a foreign exchange dealer. Studied at Department of Arts, Policy and Management of Musashino Art University, Tokyo. Currently working for Lalique Museum, Hakone, Japan as a curator. Created artwork series expressing, in the artist’s view, “the fear and the folly of nuclear weapons”: “1945-1998” © 2003 “Overkilled” “The Names of Experiments” — Contact the artist: Should you have any query regarding this artwork, please contact e-mail address below: hashi123@amy.hi-ho.ne.jp — * The number excludes the announced nuclear tests by North Korea.
The film opens with the 1958 incident where a B-47 bomber accidentally dropped an atomic bomb during a routine flight. Walter Gregg, an eyewitness, shares how his home was destroyed by the explosion and discusses the fallout on his family’s life. The film also delves into the long-term radiation effects on people who lived near testing grounds.
Bud Myers and Claudia Peterson, both raised near atomic bomb test sites, discuss the health consequences they and their families have experienced. Specifically, the rising number of cancer cases in these communities is highlighted. Another interesting facet of the documentary focuses on the civil defense measures of the 1950s. Through the analysis of instructional films and guidelines from that era, it becomes evident how naive and insufficient the preparations were for a potential atomic attack. The documentary concludes by examining the international response to atomic bomb tests. It reveals the attempts made by indigenous communities and international organizations to fight against the nuclear tests and the limited success they had. Experts and historians also weigh in, speaking about the inadequate risk assessment and the fallout consequences of atomic bomb tests.
Overall, the film serves not just as a history lesson, but also as a wake-up call. It urges us to critically examine the decisions that led to these tests and their devastating impact on human life and the environment due to radiation and fallout.
Compilation of serious fire crackers in the sky!
A compilation of nuclear tests conducted by the USA and the erstwhile USSR (previous to Russia – the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic) in the giddy heady days of nuclear testing and the Cold War. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world… Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube / wildfilmsindia for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India’s first video-based social networking experience.
Narrated by Richard Baseheart and produced by David L. Wolper, TEN SECONDS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD is a factual and chronological account of the events preceding the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II and the significant effect of the atomic bomb on peacetime projects and events of the atomic age. It features all the major players in the birth of the atomic age from Marie Curie to Albert Einstein to Enrico Fermi, Robert Oppenheimer, Edward Teller, Leo Szilard, President Truman, and more. The film was criticized for sanitizing the decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and the fact that it ignores the second bombing at Nagasaki altogether. David Lloyd Wolper (January 11, 1928 – August 10, 2010) was an American television and film producer, responsible for shows such as Roots, The Thorn Birds, North & South, L.A. Confidential, and the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He also produced numerous documentaries and documentary series including Biography (1961–63), The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (TV), Appointment with Destiny (TV series), This is Elvis, Four Days in November, Imagine: John Lennon, Visions of Eight (1973), and others. Wolper directed the 1959 documentary The Race for Space, which was nominated for an Academy Award. His 1971 film (as executive producer) about the study of insects, The Hellstrom Chronicle, won an Academy Award. Motion picture films don’t last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies — including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you’d like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we’d love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
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